By Per Stenstrøm
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Information on General Practice in Sweden April 2006
By Dr. Per Stenström
There are 5 523 GPs, who have undergone 5 years of specialisation after 5½ years of University studies + 2 years of internship. Main organisations are:
- The Swedish Association of General Practice, SFAM, (the scientific organisation for GPs) www.sfam.se , part of the Swedish Society of Medicine, Svenska Läkaresällskapet, www.SLS.se
- The Swedish Union of GPs, DLF (the labour union for GPs). 4780 members
- Institute of Family Medicine, FAMMI, www.fammi.se (no english section). The latter is jointly owned bt the government, The Swedish Association of County Councils and The Swedish Association of Local Authorities. It is a forum for all professionals within primary care to share knowledge in their field.
There are roughly 1000 general practices, most owned and run by the County Councils, but an increasing part are becoming privately owned. Except for a very few single-DR practices, most are group practices run by 3-8 doctors, working together with the same amount of nurses, 2 laboratory technicians, 2 secretaries. Primary care is mainly financed by capitation, with a goal of 1600 patients per doctor, but presently an actual amount of more than 2000.
There is much more information to be found under the following links:
For inquiries, please contact Dr. Per Stenström
