Helsestatistik for de nordiske lande 1997 - nomesco
Helsestatistik for de nordiske lande 1997 - nomesco
Helsestatistik for de nordiske lande 1997 - nomesco
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The government has established a commission<br />
with the purpose of mapping the<br />
needs <strong>for</strong> education and propose measures<br />
which may ease recruitment within<br />
the health sector.<br />
The government has given the National<br />
Board of Health and Welfare the task of<br />
analysing the conditions <strong>for</strong> and consequences<br />
of the introduction of treatment<br />
guarantees within the Swedish health<br />
care sector.<br />
A nation-wi<strong>de</strong> <strong>de</strong>velopment programme<br />
has begun concerning waiting periods<br />
with the health services. The project is<br />
due to work on a consistent policy concerning<br />
the handling of the waiting periods<br />
within the health care sector.<br />
As per January 1 1999, new rules apply<br />
regarding subsidy <strong>for</strong> <strong>de</strong>ntal care <strong>for</strong><br />
adults. This implies that county and regional<br />
councils also become responsible<br />
<strong>for</strong> the out-reaching work and the necessary<br />
<strong>de</strong>ntal care <strong>for</strong> el<strong>de</strong>rly and disabled<br />
as well as <strong>de</strong>ntal treatment which <strong>for</strong> a<br />
limited period of time is part of the<br />
treatment of a disease.<br />
Organization and responsibility<br />
<strong>for</strong> the health sector<br />
DENMARK: Responsibility <strong>for</strong> the<br />
health service is very <strong>de</strong>centralized. The<br />
main principles are as follows: The State<br />
is responsible <strong>for</strong> legislation, supervision<br />
and gui<strong>de</strong>lines; county councils are responsible<br />
<strong>for</strong> hospital service, health insurance<br />
and special nursing homes,<br />
whereas municipalities are responsible<br />
<strong>for</strong> health care, home nursing, nursing<br />
homes, and child and school health care.<br />
ORGANIZATION OF HEALTH SERVICES<br />
Regeringen har nedsat en kommission<br />
med <strong>de</strong>t <strong>for</strong>mål at kortlægge uddannelsesbehovene<br />
samt <strong>for</strong>eslå <strong>for</strong>anstaltninger<br />
som skal lette rekrutteringen til sundhedssektoren.<br />
Regeringen har givet Socialstyrelsen til<br />
opgave at beskrive og analysere <strong>for</strong>udsætningerne<br />
<strong>for</strong> og konsekvenserne af<br />
indførelse af behandlingsgarantier in<strong>de</strong>n<strong>for</strong><br />
<strong>de</strong>t svenske sundhedsvæsen.<br />
Der er påbegyndt et landsdækken<strong>de</strong> udviklingsarbej<strong>de</strong><br />
om venteti<strong>de</strong>r in<strong>de</strong>n<strong>for</strong><br />
sundhedsvæsenet. Projektet skal blandt<br />
an<strong>de</strong>t arbej<strong>de</strong> med en fælles politik vedrøren<strong>de</strong><br />
håndteringen af venteti<strong>de</strong>rne in<strong>de</strong>n<strong>for</strong><br />
sundhedsvæsenet.<br />
Fra og med 1. januar 1999 gæl<strong>de</strong>r <strong>de</strong>r<br />
nye regler <strong>for</strong> tilskud til tandpleje <strong>for</strong><br />
voksne. Dette in<strong>de</strong>bærer blandt an<strong>de</strong>t at<br />
landstingene/regionerne får ansvaret <strong>for</strong><br />
<strong>de</strong>t opsøgen<strong>de</strong> arbej<strong>de</strong> og <strong>de</strong>n nødvendige<br />
tandpleje til ældre og funktionshæmme<strong>de</strong><br />
samt tandbehandling som i en kortere<br />
perio<strong>de</strong> indgår som et led i en sygdomsbehandling.<br />
Organisering og ansvar <strong>for</strong><br />
sundhedsvirksomhe<strong>de</strong>n<br />
DANMARK: Ansvaret <strong>for</strong> sundhedsvæsenet<br />
er bygget op over en meget <strong>de</strong>central<br />
organisation. Hovedprincipperne er<br />
følgen<strong>de</strong>: Staten er ansvarlig <strong>for</strong> lovgivning,<br />
tilsyn og retningslinier; amterne <strong>for</strong><br />
sygehusvæsen, sygesikring og specielle<br />
plejehjem, mens kommunerne er ansvarlige<br />
<strong>for</strong> sundhedspleje, hjemmepleje, plejehjem<br />
samt børne- og skolesundhedstjeneste.<br />
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