MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 9: The welfare society
vårdgivare
Swedish word. In English: care provider
Whoever provides care, for example a hospital or a health centre.
Facts about the word
- Healthcare is mainly publicly run, but there are also private care providers funded with tax money. Sverige i fokus s. 30
- The regions must offer health and medical care to everyone, and they run and fund hospitals and health centres. Sverige i fokus s. 30
- From the 1980s more and more people wanted to be able to choose, for example, their school and their care themselves. Sverige i fokus s. 38
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
A care provider gives care, for example a hospital or a health centre. The person receiving care is the patient, and tax has nothing to do with the word.
The word belongs to Chapter 9: The welfare society in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.