Table 2

The strengths of countries’ primary care dimensions based on scoring system (see Box 2)

CountryThe structure of primary careThe service-delivery process of primary careOverall primary care system strength
Primary care governanceEconomic conditions of primary carePrimary care workforce developmentAccess to primary careContinuity of primary careCoordination of primary careComprehensiveness of primary care
AustriaMediumMediumWeakMediumWeakWeakWeakWeak
BelgiumMediumStrongMediumWeakStrongMediumStrongStrong
BulgariaMediumWeakWeakWeakMediumWeakStrongWeak
CyprusWeakWeakWeakWeakMediumWeakWeakWeak
Czech RepublicMediumWeakWeakStrongStrongMediumWeakMedium
DenmarkStrongMediumStrongStrongStrongStrongMediumStrong
EstoniaStrongWeakMediumMediumStrongMediumMediumStrong
FinlandMediumStrongStrongMediumMediumMediumStrongStrong
FranceMediumMediumMediumWeakMediumMediumStrongMedium
GermanyMediumStrongMediumMediumStrongWeakMediumMedium
GreeceMediumWeakWeakWeakWeakStrongWeakWeak
HungaryWeakMediumMediumStrongMediumWeakWeakWeak
IcelandWeakWeakWeakMediumStrongWeakMediumWeak
IrelandWeakWeakStrongWeakStrongWeakMediumWeak
ItalyStrongStrongMediumMediumWeakMediumWeakMedium
LatviaMediumMediumWeakWeakStrongMediumMediumMedium
LithuaniaStrongMediumMediumStrongWeakStrongStrongStrong
LuxembourgWeakWeakWeakWeakWeakMediumMediumWeak
MaltaWeakWeakStrongWeakWeakStrongMediumWeak
NetherlandsStrongStrongStrongStrongWeakStrongMediumStrong
NorwayStrongWeakMediumMediumMediumWeakStrongMedium
PolandWeakWeakWeakStrongMediumStrongWeakMedium
PortugalStrongMediumStrongStrongMediumMediumStrongStrong
RomaniaStrongStrongMediumMediumMediumWeakWeakMedium
Slovak Rep.WeakMediumWeakMediumStrongWeakWeakWeak
SloveniaStrongStrongStrongStrongWeakStrongWeakStrong
SpainStrongStrongStrongStrongStrongStrongStrongStrong
SwedenMediumMediumMediumMediumWeakStrongStrongMedium
SwitzerlandWeakMediumStrongWeakMediumMediumMediumMedium
TurkeyMediumMediumMediumWeakWeakWeakMediumWeak
UKStrongStrongStrongStrongMediumStrongStrongStrong