Table 2 Health and social care legislation and funding
The Netherlands | United Kingdom* | Denmark | |
|---|---|---|---|
Healthcare system | Social Security Healthcare system | National Health Service | National Healthcare system |
Funding of healthcare system | Earmarked premiums | General taxation | General taxation |
Organisation healthcare system | Health care provided by non-profit hospitals and individual practitioners | Stated owned hospitals and general practitioners have contracts with NHS | State owned hospitals and general practitioners have contracts with NHS |
Strong influence of healthcare providers and (social) insurers | Strong influence of state: SSSMinister of Health responsible for budget | Strong influence of state: Minister of Health responsible for budget | |
Government responsible for accessibility, affordability and quality of healthcare | |||
Legislation regarding equality for disabled individuals | Act on Equal Treatment of Disabled and Chronically Ill People (2003) (WGBH/CZ) | Equality Act (2010) | Parliamentary Resolution on equal opportunities for and equal treatment of people with disabilities (1993) (BSF 43) |
Wet gelijke behandeling op grond van handicap of chronische ziekte | Folketingsbeslutning om ligestilling og ligebehandling af handicappede med andre borgere |