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1.2 Organization and
responsibility for the health
sector
DENMARK: Responsibility for health
services is relatively decentralized. The
main principles are as follows: The State
is responsible for legislation, supervision
and guidelines. The regions are responsible
for hospital services, health insurance
and special nursing homes. The
municipalities are responsible for primary
health care, home nursing, nursing
homes and child and school health services.
The regional authorities have operational
responsibility for health services.
In principle, primary contact shall always
be with a general medical practitioner.
Dental services are provided by private
dental practitioners. The public dental
services only provide some dental care
services for children.
Health care during pregnancy is the responsibility
of the regions.
Child health care is provided according
to the Act Relating to Health Visitors,
and is administered by the municipalities.
Health examinations of children are
carried out by general medical practitioners.
Home nursing care is provided by the
municipalities. Care is provided free of
charge, after referral by a physician.
School and occupational health services
are regulated by legislation. Municipalities
are responsible for school health services,
which are provided by health visitors
and physicians.
Occupational health services are organized
by companies and are led by com-
ORGANIZATION OF HEALTH SERVICES
1.2 Organisering og ansvar for
sundhedsvirksomheden
DANMARK: Ansvaret for sundhedsvæsenet
er bygget op over en forholdsvis
decentral organisation. Hovedprincipperne
er følgende: Staten er ansvarlig for
lovgivning, tilsyn og retningslinjer.
Regionerne er ansvarlige for sygehusvæsen,
praksissektoren og specielle plejehjem.
Kommunerne er ansvarlige for
sundhedspleje, hjemmepleje, forebyggelse,
genoptræning efter sygehusophold,
samt børne- og skolesundhedstjeneste.
Driftsansvaret for de regionale sundhedsydelser
påhviler regionerne.
Primærkontakten skal principielt altid
rettes til den alment praktiserende læge.
Tandlægebehandling foregår hos privat
praktiserende tandlæger. Servicen er kun
et offentligt anliggende inden for visse
dele af børnetandplejen.
Svangerskabshygiejnen hører under
regionernes ansvar.
Børnesundhedsplejen, der gives i henhold
til loven om sundhedsplejerskeordninger,
er knyttet til kommunernes
sundhedsforvaltning, mens helbredsundersøgelser
af børn udføres af de alment
praktiserende læger.
Hjemmesygeplejerskeordningerne er
knyttet til kommunerne, der yder vederlagsfri
pleje efter lægehenvisninger.
Skole- og bedriftssundhedstjenesten er
reguleret ved lov. Kommunerne har ansvaret
for skolesundhedstjenesten, som
varetages af sundhedsplejersker og læger.
Bedriftssundhedstjenesten er tilrettelagt i
virksomhedsregi og ledes af udvalg med
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