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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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