Innovation in European healthcare – what can Sweden learn? - LIF

What can Sweden learn from the Netherlands?
• The Netherlands went through a major healthcare reform, based on a
well thought through plan for the creation of three healthcare markets,
but the overall objectives were not reached
• Neighbouring countries, like Germany, initially considered the
Netherlands as an example that should be followed, but the Germans
now consider the Dutch experience a failure.
• One of the factors contributing to this failure was that the system was
built on political control, rather than the dynamics among a multitude of
stakeholders that is found in four example Germany, or France.
• In terms of innovation in healthcare, Sweden has little to learn from
the Netherlands
• However, the Implementation fellows at the University hospitals are
worth mentioning.
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