Health Care Party
Encyclopedia
The Health Care Party is a political party
in Sweden
that concentrates on healthcare issues. It regards itself as cross-political single-issue party.
The party is constituted by six regional parties;
Five of these parties had contested the 2002 county council elections
, together mustering 60,984 votes. The Norrbotten party has 17 seats in the Norrbotten county council, and the Gävleborg and Västernorrland parties have five seats each.
The six regional parties founded the national party at a conference in Uppsala
in 2005. Notably some other regional health care parties have stayed away from the project, such as the health care parties in Värmland
, Västra Götaland and Jämtland
.
's gross national product on healthcare. The party also wants more private involvement in the state healthcare system and wants to reduce the overall rate of tax.
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Political party
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in Sweden
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that concentrates on healthcare issues. It regards itself as cross-political single-issue party.
The party is constituted by six regional parties;
- Health Care Party of Dalarna (DalarnaDalarna', English exonym: Dalecarlia, is a historical province or landskap in central Sweden. Another English language form established in literature is the Dales. Places involving the element Dalecarlia exist in the United States....
) - Health Care Party Gävleborg (Gävleborgs län)
- Health Care Party of Norrbotten (NorrbottenNorrbottenNorrbotten is a Swedish province in northernmost Sweden. It borders south to Västerbotten, west to Swedish Lapland, and east to Finland.- Administration :...
) - Health Care Party of the County of Skåne (Skåne)
- Health Care Party of Uppland (Uppsala län)
- Health Care Party Västernorrlan (Västernorrlands län)
Five of these parties had contested the 2002 county council elections
Swedish county council elections, 2002
The Swedish county council elections of 2002 were held on Sunday 15 September, along with other elections in Sweden to the Municipalities and the parliament.-Results:...
, together mustering 60,984 votes. The Norrbotten party has 17 seats in the Norrbotten county council, and the Gävleborg and Västernorrland parties have five seats each.
The six regional parties founded the national party at a conference in Uppsala
Uppsala
- Economy :Today Uppsala is well established in medical research and recognized for its leading position in biotechnology.*Abbott Medical Optics *GE Healthcare*Pfizer *Phadia, an offshoot of Pharmacia*Fresenius*Q-Med...
in 2005. Notably some other regional health care parties have stayed away from the project, such as the health care parties in Värmland
Värmland
' is a historical province or landskap in the west of middle Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Västmanland and Närke. It is also bounded by Norway in the west. Latin name versions are Vermelandia and Wermelandia. Although the province's land originally was Götaland, the...
, Västra Götaland and Jämtland
Jämtland
Jämtland or Jamtland is a historical province or landskap in the center of Sweden in northern Europe. It borders to Härjedalen and Medelpad in the south, Ångermanland in the east, Lapland in the north and Trøndelag and Norway in the west...
.
Policies
The party wants to invest 35 billion Swedish kronor more in healthcare with the aim of spending 10% of SwedenSweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
's gross national product on healthcare. The party also wants more private involvement in the state healthcare system and wants to reduce the overall rate of tax.
External links
Sjukvårdspartiet - the official party websiteAdeed