Specialist health service, private specialists with operating agreements with health enterprises, 2002

The decrease in agreements is mainly within the specialities of psychiatry, surgery and general (internal) medicine. Some specialities have increased the number of agreements, especially other specialities. Among all specialities except the group of other specialities, the number of contracted man-years has decreased.

Most of the decrease in agreements is in Helseregion Øst, which lost 10 agreements. Also Helseregion Nord has a decrease, they lost 5 agreements. The other health enterprises have a stable number of agreements. The number of man-years is lower in all the health enterprises. Despite the decrease in agreements, Helseregion Øst has still the best coverage with 22.0 man-years per 100 000 inhabitants for medical specialists.

Small increase in man-years by clinical psychologists

While the number of agreements is stable, the number of man-years increased from 399.5 in 2001 till 403.2 in 2002. As well for clinical psychologists Helseregion Øst has the best coverage with 13,6 man-years per 100 000 inhabitants. The coverage in Helseregion Nord is only 2.6 man-years per 100 000, that is far below the average of 8.9 man-years.

Increasing share receives highest class of subsidy

In 2001 63 per cent received subsidy in class 3, in 2002 the share have increased till 67 per cent. It is most usual to make agreements in the highest class of subsidy for all specialities except among psychiatrists.

Tables:

• Table 1 Number of agreements between specialized physicians and regional health enterprises about subsidy to private practice, by speciality. 2000-2002
• Table 2 Number of contracts with specialized physicians and clinical psychologists about subsidy to private practice, by regional health enterprise. 2000-2002
• Table 3 Number of contracted man-years between specialized physicians and regional health enterprises about subsidy to private practice, by speciality. 2000-2002
• Table 4 Number of contracted man-years between regional health enterprises and specialized physicians and clinical psychologists about subsidy to private practice, by regional health enterprise. 2000-2002
• Table 5 Number of contracted man-years with specialized physicians and clinical psychologists, by regional health enterprise. 2002. Per 100 000 inhabitants
• Table 6 Number of contracts between specialized physicians and regional health enterprises, by speciality and regional health enterprise. 2002
• Table 7 Number of contracted man-years between specialized physicians and regional health enterprises, by speciality and regional health enterprise. 2002
• Table 8 Number of contracted man-years between specialized physicians and regional health enterprises, by speciality and regional health enterprise. 2002. Per 100 000 inhabitants
• Table 9 Number of contracted man-years between specialized physicians and regional health enterprises, by class of subsidy. 2002