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Health Statistics in the Nordic Countries with data from ... - nomesco

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contract <strong>with</strong> <strong>the</strong> region, and<br />

o<strong>the</strong>r private hospitals are run<br />

completely <strong>in</strong>dependently of <strong>the</strong><br />

public health services.<br />

• Private nurs<strong>in</strong>g homes provide<br />

care for residents accord<strong>in</strong>g to<br />

contracts <strong>with</strong> <strong>the</strong> municipalities.<br />

• Some private specialists have a<br />

contract <strong>with</strong> <strong>the</strong> municipality,<br />

and receive most of <strong>the</strong>ir patients<br />

by referral <strong>from</strong> a general<br />

practitioner. O<strong>the</strong>rs work completely<br />

<strong>in</strong>dependently.<br />

Contact <strong>with</strong> health services: Patients<br />

can attend general practitioners, dentists<br />

and emergency services <strong>with</strong>out a referral.<br />

Free choice of hospital: Patients who are<br />

referred to hospital have <strong>the</strong> right to<br />

choose which hospital <strong>the</strong>y wish to attend.<br />

SWEDEN: The most important act is <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>Health</strong> and Medical Service Act. O<strong>the</strong>r<br />

important acts <strong>in</strong>clude <strong>the</strong> Act Relat<strong>in</strong>g<br />

to Active <strong>Health</strong> Personnel and <strong>the</strong> Act<br />

Relat<strong>in</strong>g to Injuries to Patients.<br />

In <strong>the</strong> Swedish health system, responsibility<br />

for health services is divided between<br />

<strong>the</strong> state, <strong>the</strong> county authorities<br />

and <strong>the</strong> municipalities. The <strong>Health</strong> and<br />

Medical Service Act (Hälso- och sjukvårdslagen,<br />

HSL) regulates <strong>the</strong> division<br />

of responsibility for health services between<br />

<strong>the</strong> county authorities and <strong>the</strong><br />

municipalities. The Act gives <strong>the</strong> county<br />

authorities and <strong>the</strong> municipalities a great<br />

deal of freedom about how to organize<br />

ORGANIZATION OF HEALTH SERVICES<br />

har en fast benyttelsesaftale med<br />

den region, hvori de ligger, mens<br />

nogle private sygehuse fungerer<br />

helt uafhængigt af det offentlige<br />

sundhedsvæsen.<br />

• Private plejehjem modtager beboere<br />

i henhold til aftaler <strong>in</strong>dgået<br />

med kommunerne.<br />

• Nogle praktiserende speciallæger:<br />

arbejder efter aftale med<br />

kommunerne og modtager deres<br />

patienter efter henvisn<strong>in</strong>g fra<br />

alment praktiserende læger. Andre<br />

arbejder uavhengig.<br />

Kontakt til sundhedsvæsenet: Patienter<br />

henvender sig uden henvisn<strong>in</strong>g til alment<br />

praktiserende læger, tandlæger, og skadestuer<br />

samt lægevagten.<br />

Frit valg til sygehusvæsenet: En patient<br />

som bliver henvist til spesialis<strong>the</strong>lsetjenesten<br />

har ret til at vælge sygehus/behandl<strong>in</strong>gssted.<br />

SVERIGE: Den vigtigste lov er Hälso-<br />

och sjukvårdslagen (HSL). Andre vigtige<br />

love er blandt andet Loven om erhvervsvirksomhed<br />

<strong>in</strong>den for sundhedsområdet<br />

samt Patientskadelagen.<br />

I det svenske sundhedssystem er ansvaret<br />

fordelt mellem stat, landt<strong>in</strong>g og kommuner.<br />

I Hälso- och sjukvårdslagen (HSL)<br />

reguleres hvad det er landst<strong>in</strong>genes og<br />

kommunernes ansvar idet loven giver<br />

landst<strong>in</strong>g og kommuner stor frihed når<br />

det gælder organiser<strong>in</strong>gen <strong>in</strong>denfor deres<br />

eget ansvarsområde. Staten er ansvarlig<br />

for den overordnede sundhedspolitik. I<br />

Sverige f<strong>in</strong>des der 18 landst<strong>in</strong>g og to regioner<br />

med ansvaret som er fælles for<br />

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