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Intended is to negotiate public health-related agreements with private healthcare companies. Public health-related actions is a synonym used for actions whose nature is that a single surgery is sufficient to improve the health of a person for functionality and greatly improved quality of life.
11% increase in physical therapy between years
The number of people who used physical therapy in 2023 increased considerably from 2022. This increase is presumably due to the fact that Covid-19 reduced attendance in 2022, but it can also be assumed that changes in the rules on referrals have had an effect and increased the number of people who use physical therapy. The average number of arrivals is similar to the last few years, but varies between regions.