Swedish healthcare is characterized by an increasing number of specialists who focus on their own narrow area, while fewer and fewer look at the whole patient. This is according to Fanny Nilsson, a resident in internal medicine and author of the book Åk till akuten. Nilsson describes how staff shortages, overload and structural system failures together lead to care that does not work for either patients or staff.
Can Private Sector Players Make Sweden Healthier? Seminar in Almedalen on the Future of Healthcare
Sweden spends nearly 700 billion kronor a year on healthcare, but only a fraction of those resources goes toward disease prevention. At the same time, lifestyle-related diseases account for a large portion of the burden on the healthcare system, and many Swedes spend their final years in poor health.
