in general primary care and other nonacute care services in denmark appear to be performing efficiently under growing demands the proportion of patients who visited an emeigency department due to the unavailability of primary care was the lowest among eu countries in figure potentially avoidable hospital admission rates for heart failure are low for example standardised admission rates for diabetes vary fold between regions and avoidable admissions of people over vary twofold across danish municipalities from less than to over per population delays in discharges from hospital also vary widely oecd this suggests some unwarranted variation in access to and quality of primary care services and postacute care as well as the need for greater coordination across all levels of care