Summary of the SWOT panel's evaluation of the organisation and financing of the Danish health care system

The organisation and financing of the Danish health care system was evaluated within a framework of a SWOT analysis (analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) by a panel of five members with a background in health economics. This paper systematically summarises the panel's assessments, within the framework of the triangular model of health care. The members of the panel are in agreement on a number of aspects, while their view on other aspects differ. In general they find many strength in the way the system is organised and financed, more so in the primary sector than in the hospital sector. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.