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The dream of having 1,500 more general practitioners by 2035 following a major healthcare reform risks falling apart before it even begins. Doctors are highly dissatisfied with the new bill.

General practitioners are extremely dissatisfied with new law

Liva Christensen has arrived with her mother, Christina Kamper. General practitioner Nina Åslund from Kastrup Medical Clinic is one of those whose working conditions could change if the government's bill is passed. Arkivfoto: Finn Frandsen
Liva Christensen has arrived with her mother, Christina Kamper. General practitioner Nina Åslund from Kastrup Medical Clinic is one of those whose working conditions could change if the government's bill is passed. Arkivfoto: Finn Frandsen
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The general practitioners are set to be the focal point in the ambitious health reform – the largest in 20 years – that aims to ensure a much greater and more uniform local health service with an additional 1,500 general practitioners by 2035 outside the hospitals.

But even before the Minister of the Interior and Health, Sophie Løhde (Venstre, V), unveils the second and final part of the legislative packages to realize the politically decided reform in November, it faces serious opposition.

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