Table 2 Summary of categories and sub-categories
Category | Sub-category |
|---|---|
Examples of difficult decisions in policy-making brought about by austerity measures | - Medication - Recruitment/staff - Health care provision sites |
Decision-making and priority-setting | - Perception of decision-making and priority-setting as challenging - Process of priority-setting - Power plays between different stakeholders - Lobbying |
Ethics in dealing with decisions | - Importance - Need for ethics assistance |
Values in policy-making | - Political party’s vs. individual values - Lack of value set - Economic vs. ethical values |
EU values for health | - EU values as passively guiding action - Solidarity and responsibility |
Recommended health policy measures in times of crisis | - Recommendations for specific health policy measures, overall spending and other health level increasing measures |