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Primary care structure and process dimensions. PC = primary care.
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Country Percentage of indicators (including subquestions with available data, by dimension and country) Primary care governance (n = 16) Economic conditions of primary care (n = 10) Primary care workforce development (n = 17) Mean % Access to primary care (n = 19) Continuity of primary care (n = 12) Coordination of primary care (n = 9) Comprehensiveness of primary care (n = 10) Mean % Austria 100 90 100 97 100 75 100 100 94 Belgium 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 98 Bulgaria 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Cyprus 94 80 71 81 95 50 100 70 79 Czech Republic 100 100 100 100 95 75 100 100 92 Denmark 100 89 100 96 100 92 100 100 98 Estonia 100 100 100 100 100 92 100 100 98 Finland 100 89 94 94 95 92 100 100 97 France 100 100 100 100 100 92 100 100 98 Germany 100 90 100 97 100 100 100 100 100 Greece 50 70 94 71 89 67 56 70 70 Hungary 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Iceland 75 80 100 85 84 75 78 100 84 Ireland 100 89 100 96 84 75 100 90 87 Italy 100 100 94 98 95 58 100 90 86 Latvia 100 100 100 100 95 100 100 100 99 Lithuania 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Luxembourg 100 90 94 95 89 67 89 90 84 Malta 94 60 59 71 68 67 100 60 74 Netherlands 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Norway 100 100 88 96 84 100 89 100 93 Poland 100 100 88 96 95 92 100 90 94 Portugal 100 89 100 96 100 100 100 100 100 Romania 100 80 100 93 95 100 89 80 91 Slovak Republic 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Slovenia 100 100 76 92 89 100 89 100 95 Spain 100 100 94 98 89 100 100 100 97 Sweden 100 80 82 87 95 67 100 90 88 Switzerland 100 100 100 100 63 67 100 100 82 Turkey 100 60 100 87 100 100 100 90 98 UK 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 98 Mean % 97 91 95 — 94 87 96 94 — - Table 2
The strengths of countries’ primary care dimensions based on scoring system (see Box 2)
Country The structure of primary care The service-delivery process of primary care Overall primary care system strength Primary care governance Economic conditions of primary care Primary care workforce development Access to primary care Continuity of primary care Coordination of primary care Comprehensiveness of primary care Austria Medium Medium Weak Medium Weak Weak Weak Weak Belgium Medium Strong Medium Weak Strong Medium Strong Strong Bulgaria Medium Weak Weak Weak Medium Weak Strong Weak Cyprus Weak Weak Weak Weak Medium Weak Weak Weak Czech Republic Medium Weak Weak Strong Strong Medium Weak Medium Denmark Strong Medium Strong Strong Strong Strong Medium Strong Estonia Strong Weak Medium Medium Strong Medium Medium Strong Finland Medium Strong Strong Medium Medium Medium Strong Strong France Medium Medium Medium Weak Medium Medium Strong Medium Germany Medium Strong Medium Medium Strong Weak Medium Medium Greece Medium Weak Weak Weak Weak Strong Weak Weak Hungary Weak Medium Medium Strong Medium Weak Weak Weak Iceland Weak Weak Weak Medium Strong Weak Medium Weak Ireland Weak Weak Strong Weak Strong Weak Medium Weak Italy Strong Strong Medium Medium Weak Medium Weak Medium Latvia Medium Medium Weak Weak Strong Medium Medium Medium Lithuania Strong Medium Medium Strong Weak Strong Strong Strong Luxembourg Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak Medium Medium Weak Malta Weak Weak Strong Weak Weak Strong Medium Weak Netherlands Strong Strong Strong Strong Weak Strong Medium Strong Norway Strong Weak Medium Medium Medium Weak Strong Medium Poland Weak Weak Weak Strong Medium Strong Weak Medium Portugal Strong Medium Strong Strong Medium Medium Strong Strong Romania Strong Strong Medium Medium Medium Weak Weak Medium Slovak Rep. Weak Medium Weak Medium Strong Weak Weak Weak Slovenia Strong Strong Strong Strong Weak Strong Weak Strong Spain Strong Strong Strong Strong Strong Strong Strong Strong Sweden Medium Medium Medium Medium Weak Strong Strong Medium Switzerland Weak Medium Strong Weak Medium Medium Medium Medium Turkey Medium Medium Medium Weak Weak Weak Medium Weak UK Strong Strong Strong Strong Medium Strong Strong Strong
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