– No one should die because of unequal treatment. Today kills more people in this than in traffic, says Ilija Batljan, chairman of the Commission for equitable care which today presents its final report.
It was commissioned by the IFA, the research-based pharmaceutical companies, and the Cancer analyzed disparities in health care. The conclusion is that inequality is large and persistent.
It is already known through analyzes of the authorities that the National Board and Care Analysis to factors such as where you live, whether you are male or female, have high or low education and what country you were born in can be crucial for the care you receive. The ultimate consequence is that people die of diseases that care could have remedied. Between 2010 and 2013 killed 13,491 people from diseases that should have been avoidable through early and correct diagnosis and treatment, according to the National Board.
– We have long discussed that the care is unequal, without making something concrete about it. One important reason is that the issue caught between government, parliament and county councils, says Ilija Batljan.
The requirement of zero tolerance is one of 17 proposals that are now performed with the aim to achieve a more equitable care. The Commission considers, for example, that the county councils should be required to disclose how well different centers behave, that more resources should be devoted to informing patients of their rights and that all council shall appoint a coordinator for equitable care.
If nothing happens threatened the entire health care system, the Commission believes.
– There is a risk that we get a situation where you begin to question the solidaristic financing, when people realize that someone else may better care than yourself. More will want to acquire private insurance or other protection, says Batljan.
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