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 |