Table 1 Identified stakeholders and their functions of relevance for the de-implementation of LVC at a national level

Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services

Assesses the evidence for methods of health and social care based on systematic literature reviews

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National Board of Health and Welfare (NBHW)

Provides soft law recommendations, e.g. develops national guidelines, based on the state of the evidence and professional expertise, to guide regional decision-makers and provider organizations in making priorities and organizing healthcare provision

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Medical Products Agency

Makes direct decisions concerning medical products. Approves pharmaceuticals to access the Swedish market and provides evidence-based guidelines for the prescription and use of pharmaceuticals

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Dental and Pharmaceutical Benefits Agency

Makes direct decisions concerning dental and pharmaceutical benefits. Conducts cost-efficiency analyses to determine whether a pharmaceutical product qualifies for government subsidies

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Public Health Agency

Has a national responsibility to promote good public health and ensure that the population is protected against communicable diseases. Provides soft law recommendations concerning public health issues

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Health and Social Care Inspectorate

Conducts supervision to ensure that health and social care is safe, of good quality and provided in compliance with laws and regulations

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Swedish Agency for Health and Care Services Analysis

Is a freestanding analysis agency and makes recommendations on a system level. Analyses health and social care services from the perspective of patients and citizens and reviews the outcomes of governmental activities

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Swedish eHealth Agency

Leads and coordinates government e-health activities, such as electronic prescriptions of pharmaceuticals, to enable better information-sharing within health and social care

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Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR)

SALAR is an organization that represents and advocates regional and municipal government. Its relevance for national-level governance of de-implementation of LVC is in its leading role in the nationally coordinated organization for regional knowledge governance that was formed in 2016 and is still under development. The so-called national collaboration for knowledge governance relies on regional representation and responsibility for several national programme organizations and leads the way in knowledge governance for different areas of professional expertise

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