Healthcare in Sweden
Introduction
The healthcare system in Sweden has been facing a number of challenges in the recent past that need to be looked into. Basically, the average life span of citizens in Sweden is estimated at approximately eighty-three and eighty years for women and men respectively. The country has maintained its position among world leaders in high life expectancy throughout the 20th century, (Kaare, 2010). This high life expectancy of Swedish citizens is attributed to the fact that the country has one of the best healthcare systems in Europe, (Anell et al, 2012).
To better improve on its healthcare, the Swedish Government has adopted a number of reforms since 1990 to 2013, (Dahlgren, 2014). For instance, there were three phases where the government increasing financed the public health institutions to act as private providers, (Dahlgren, 2014).
Unfortunately, the adoption of the market-oriented approach reform has largely motivated healthcare providers into controlling minor elements rather than focusing on multiple terminal illnesses, (Dahlgren, 2014). In addition, there are other several reforms have rocked the health care sector in Sweden, (Ham & Brommels, 2014). Therefore, this thesis seeks to look into the current healthcare system in Sweden as well as the steps taken to make it more efficient.
Thesis Outline
ABSTRACT
1. CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Problem
1.2 Thesis Statement and Problem Statement
1.3 Purpose of the Study
1.4 Objectives
1.5 Significance of the Study
2. CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Overview of Sweden Geography and Socio-Demography
2.2 Overview of Healthcare System in Sweden
2.3 Previous Research on Healthcare Status in Sweden
3. CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Questionnaires
3.2 Interviewing
3.3 Secondary Data Collection
4. CHAPTER FOUR: RESEARCH FINDING AND ANALYSIS
4.1 Objectives of the Healthcare System
4.2 Experience and Equity Healthcare access by Users
4.3 Health Service Outcomes and Quality of Care
4.4 Efficiency of Healthcare System
5. CHAPTER FIVE: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
6. References
Bibliography
References
Anell, A., Glenngard, A. H., & Merkur, S. M. (2012). Sweden: Health system review. Health
systems in transition, 14(5), 1-159.
Dahlgren, G. (2014). Why public health services? Experiences from profit-driven health care
reform in Sweden. International Journal of Health Services, 44(3), 507-524.
Ham, C., & Brommels, M. (2014). Health care reform in the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Health Affairs, 13(5), 106-119.
Kaare. C., Michael. D., Knud. J., Laust. M., R., & James.W. V. (2010). 14The Divergent Life- Expectancy Trends in Denmark and Sweden—and Some Potential Explanations. National Academies Press
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