Primary Care

The party programme requires that resources to health care increase to meet needs, and points out primary care especially. The election manifesto states that primary care is far too underdeveloped. The counter-proposal's national primary care reform with long-term funding, more fixed doctor contacts and strengthened preventive work is exactly what the plan demands, because care should also be seen as part of public health work.

• increased resources to caredecisive»Resurserna till hälso- och sjukvården måste öka för att täcka behoven« (party programme ↗)“Resources to health care must increase to meet the needs”
• underdimensioned primary care»Men Sverige har idag minst antal vårdplatser i EU och en alldeles för dåligt utbyggd primärvård.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“But Sweden today has the fewest hospital beds in the EU and a far too underdeveloped primary care.”
• preventive public health work»Vården behöver ses som en del i det bredare arbetet med folkhälsa.« (party programme ↗)“Care needs to be seen as part of the broader work on public health.”
• stop market-based care»Vi vill sätta punkt för marknadsvården.« (party programme ↗)“We want to put an end to market-based care.”

The election manifesto wants to take back control over healthcare, increase state grants to municipalities and regions and ensure that no one needs to worry about getting timely care. A national primary care reform with guaranteed long-term financing, more regular doctor contacts and strengthened preventive work is an application of these commitments. The party programme furthermore requires equal access to care throughout the country. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demand.

• increased resources for healthcaredecisive»Vi vill fortsätta öka statens bidrag till kommuner och regioner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to continue increasing state grants to municipalities and regions.”
• democratic control over healthcare»Ta tillbaka kontrollen över vården.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Take back control over healthcare.”
• timely care»Ingen ska behöva känna oro över att få vård i tid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“No one should need to worry about getting timely care.”
• equal care throughout the country»Alla invånare i hela landet ska ha likvärdig tillgång till skola, vård och omsorg.« (party programme ↗)“All residents throughout the country shall have equal access to school, care and welfare services.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme asserts that primary care shall be developed and is the foundation of care and that care shall be accessible, distributed according to need and be solidaristically financed. The election manifesto commits to investing in primary care and increasing access to mental health care, which corresponds to the counter-proposal's demands for a primary care reform with long-term financing. The demand for strengthened preventive work at health centers answers the plan's investment in health-promoting work and public health.

• primary care is the foundationdecisive»Primärvården ska utvecklas och är basen i vården.« (party programme ↗)“Primary care shall be developed and is the foundation of care.”
• investment in primary care»satsa på primärvården och öka tillgången till vård för psykisk ohälsa.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest in primary care and increase access to mental health care.”
• solidaristically financed care»Vården ska hålla god kvalitet, vara tillgänglig, fördelas efter behov och vara solidariskt finansierad.« (party programme ↗)“Care shall maintain good quality, be accessible, be distributed according to need and be solidaristically financed.”
• remove profit-driven actors»Vi vill därför få bort de kommersiellt inriktade aktörerna och i stället främja idéburna verksamheter inom välfärdssektorn.« (party programme ↗)“We therefore want to remove the commercially oriented actors and instead promote values-based activities within the welfare sector.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto explicitly promises everyone the right to a fixed doctor and requires shorter queues and more care places through better government support to regions, adapted to their circumstances. The party programme moreover makes a preventive approach a prerequisite for sustainable welfare. The counter-proposal's demands for long-term financing of primary healthcare, regional plans for more fixed doctor contacts and strengthened preventive work hit these commitments. The plan simultaneously maintains choice and that responsibility stays with regions.

• right to fixed doctordecisive»Vi vill ge alla rätt till en fast läkarkontakt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to give everyone the right to a fixed doctor.”
• government support to regions»Vi vill korta köerna och skapa fler vårdplatser där det behövs genom satsningar på fler sjuksköterskor och bättre statligt stöd till regionerna som är anpassade efter deras förutsättningar och behov.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to shorten queues and create more care places where needed through investments in more nurses and better government support to regions that is adapted to their circumstances and needs.”
• preventive public health work»En förutsättning för en hållbar välfärd är ett förebyggande förhållningssätt. Folkhälsoperspektivet måste genomsyra hela samhället för att ge resultat.« (party programme ↗)“A prerequisite for sustainable welfare is a preventive approach. The public health perspective must permeate all of society to yield results.”
• choice and regional responsibility»Vi vill försvara valfriheten inom vård och omsorg och bedriva verksamheten nära vårdtagarna. Ansvaret för vården ska inte flyttas från regionerna till staten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to defend choice in healthcare and care and conduct activities close to care recipients. Responsibility for healthcare shall not be moved from regions to the state.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan requires that primary care's role be strengthened and that everyone has the right to a fixed doctor at the health centre, and that the state takes greater responsibility for healthcare's strategic planning and long-term competence provision. A national primary care reform with long-term financing and regional plans for more fixed doctor contacts is thus precisely the plan's line, as is strengthened preventive work.

• right to fixed doctordecisive»Du ska ha rätt till en fast läkare på din vårdcentral som har tid för – och som lär känna – just dig.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“You shall have the right to a fixed doctor at your health centre who has time for – and who knows – just you.”
• strengthened primary care»Primärvårdens roll i sjukvårdssystemet ska stärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Primary care's role in the healthcare system shall be strengthened.”
• greater state responsibility in healthcare»Staten ska ta ett större ansvar för sjukvårdens strategiska planering, placering av högspecialiserad vård, beredskap och långsiktig kompetensförsörjning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state shall take greater responsibility for healthcare's strategic planning, placement of highly specialized care, preparedness and long-term competence provision.”
• preventive health work»Folkhälsoarbetet och de förebyggande hälsoinsatserna ska vila på kunskap och respekt för« (party programme ↗)“Public health work and preventive health measures shall rest on knowledge and respect for”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto explicitly promises fixed doctor contact with a named doctor and patient cap, more health centres in rural areas and expanded primary care, and that the state takes over stewardship to provide equal healthcare. This is what the counter-proposal demands in substance: long-term financing of primary care, plans for more fixed doctor contacts and strengthened preventive work. The party programme also establishes that health-promoting work should be stimulated. The plan therefore supports the requirement.

• fixed named doctor contactdecisive»Inför fast läkarkontakt med en namngiven läkare och tak för antal patienter för att möjliggöra relationsbyggande mellan patient och läkare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce fixed doctor contact with a named doctor and cap on number of patients to enable relationship building between patient and doctor.”
• expanded primary care nearby»Fler vårdcentraler på landsbygden och enklare för enskilda läkare att starta egen verksamhet - så att vården finns nära till hands.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More health centres in rural areas and easier for individual doctors to start their own practice - so that care is close at hand.”
• state stewardship of healthcare»Avskaffa regionernas ansvar för sjukvården. Låt staten ta över ansvaret för vården med en gemensam organisation i stället för 21 olika.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Abolish the regions' responsibility for healthcare. Let the state take over responsibility for care with a single organization instead of 21 different.”
• health-promoting work»Hälsofrämjande arbete ska stimuleras.« (party programme ↗)“Health-promoting work shall be stimulated.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan wants the responsible physician to form the hub of care, that care is equivalent regardless of where you live, and that more hands in care shorten queues. The counter-proposal's demand for more fixed physician contacts and strengthened preventive work in primary care responds to this. The plan simultaneously requires that diversity of providers and free choice remain, which the counter-proposal's financing direction must not crowd out.

• fast läkarkontaktdecisive»Se till att den patientansvariga läkarkontakten ska utgöra navet i äldres sjukvård« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that the responsible physician contact forms the hub of elderly care”
• likvärdig vård i hela landet»Du ska kunna känna dig trygg med att välfärden fungerar oavsett var i landet du bor. Alla har rätt till likvärdig vård – som kan ges i rätt tid och håller hög kvalitet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“You should be able to feel confident that welfare works regardless of where in the country you live. Everyone has the right to equivalent care – which can be provided at the right time and maintains high quality.”
• fler händer i vården»Stärka vårdens medarbetare, bland annat genom att förbättra arbetsmiljön och möjligheterna till vidareutbildning – det behövs fler händer i vården som kan korta vårdköerna och avlasta personalen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen care workers, among other things by improving the work environment and opportunities for further training – more hands in care are needed to shorten care queues and relieve staff”
• mångfald av vårdgivare»En mångfald av aktörer är också en förutsättning för förnyelse och innovation.« (party programme ↗)“A diversity of providers is also a prerequisite for renewal and innovation.”

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The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan wants to invest in primary care with greater patient contact and a patient-responsible physician, abolish care queues with a proper care guarantee and review how the state can to a greater extent take primary responsibility for healthcare. The counter-proposal's requirement for a national primary care reform with long-term financing, more fixed physician contacts and strengthened preventive work directly addresses these commitments.

• primary care with fixed physician contactdecisive»Satsningar på primärvården med större patientkontakt och samordning av en patientansvarig läkare kan avlasta akut- och specialistvården genom snabbare vård.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Investments in primary care with greater patient contact and coordination of a patient-responsible physician can relieve acute and specialist care through faster treatment.”
• investment in primary care»Satsa på primärvården« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in primary care”
• care guarantee against queues»Avskaffa vårdköerna och införa en riktig vårdgaranti« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Abolish care queues and introduce a proper care guarantee”
• state primary responsibility considered»Sverigedemokraterna vill också se över hur staten i större utsträckning kan ta över huvudansvaret för sjukvården, med utgångspunkt i framgångsrika exempel i Norge och Danmark.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Sweden Democrats also want to review how the state to a greater extent can take over primary responsibility for healthcare, based on successful examples in Norway and Denmark.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.