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1.1. Current and future
changes in the health services
DENMARK: In Demark the following
changes have taken place. Changes have
been made to the Health Services Act. in
the following areas: free choice of diagnostic
examinations, arbitration committee,
extended right of access to records
etc. In addition, it is now possible for the
regions to obtain and let premises for
providing health services etc.
The right for adults with mental health
disorders to receive treatment within two
months has now been extended.
The regulalations now allow, in certain
situations, for people who have died
while they were abroad to be transported
home.
Patient safety arrangements have been
extended. For example, patients and relatives
can now report medical errors and
adverse events.
Changes have been made to the Pharmacies
Act, the Health Act, and the Act
for Greenland relating to supply, traffic
and postage etc. These changes involve,
for example, the age-limit of 70 years for
revocation of a pharmacy licence, pricing
of pharmaceutical products and increased
supervision of prescribing pharmacuetical
products.
Changes have been made to the legislation
relating to the ban on the use of
doping agents. The penalties for dealing
with and distributing doping agents have
been increased.
Changes have been made to the Act relating
to the use, distibution etc. of ra-
ORGANIZATION OF HEALTH SERVICES
1.1. Igangværende og
kommende ændringer i
sundhedsvæsenet
DANMARK: I Danmark er der iværksat
følgende: Lov om ændring af sundhedsloven.
Med den indføres frit valg til diagnostiske
undersøgelser, voldgiftsnævn,
udvidet aktindsigt m.v.
Desuden skabes grundlag for at regioner
kan tilvejebringe og udleje lokaler til sikring
af sundhedsydelser m.v.).
Der gives udvidet behandlingsret for
psykisk syge voksne inden for en 2 måneders
frist.
Der etableres hjemmel til i visse situationer
at hjemtransportere afdøde patienter.
Patientsikkerhedsordningen er udvidet,
så flere herunder patienter og pårørende
kan indberette fejl og utilsigtede hændelser.
Desuden er der ændring af apotekerloven,
sundhedsloven og lov for Grønland
om forsyning, trafik, postbesørgelse m.v.
Den indebærer ophævelse af aldersgrænse
på 70 år for bortfald af apotekerbevilling,
honorering af apoteksindretning,
styrkelse af ordinationstilsyn m.v.
Der er også ændring af lov om forbud
mod visse dopingmidler. Hermed indføres
skærpelse af straffen for forhandling,
udlevering eller fordeling af dopingmidler.
Desuden er der ændring af lov om brug
m.v. af radioaktive stoffer og udleve-
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