https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swimsuit fabric and electrodes give the paralysed back their legs... but for everyone to benefit, the cutting-edge invention needs a healthy dose of old-fashioned Swedish solidarity. Will state-funded health care embrace the suit that is cheaper than conventional treatments? https://www.thelocal.se/20131115/swedish-suit-combats-brain-damage-paralysis-ms-multiple-sclerosis Fri, 15 Nov 2013 10:21:00 +0100 swedish-suit-combats-brain-damage-paralysis-ms-multiple-sclerosis A hospital in southern Sweden is to introduce VIP cards for patients in order to relieve the pressure on emergency room staff and ensure those who are most ill are seen faster. https://www.thelocal.se/20131012/50754 Sat, 12 Oct 2013 13:31:00 +0200 50754 Sweden has the world's tenth most efficient health care, according to a new study. While trailing several European neighbours, the average Swede can still expect to outlive an American by three years. https://www.thelocal.se/20130829/49952 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 22:48:00 +0200 49952 Residents of Sweden will soon have more access to health care across the EU than before, but the new law does not pave the way for unlimited nor completely free cross-border treatments, experts warn. https://www.thelocal.se/20130812/49604 Mon, 12 Aug 2013 18:05:00 +0200 49604 A newly opened health clinic in Ängelholm, south Sweden chose an unconventional marketing technique by recruiting patients among young revellers at a nightclub. https://www.thelocal.se/20130420/47456 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:55:00 +0200 47456 The Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) has proposed a new type of company that would limit profits made in the tax-funded welfare sector, in a move that goes against the line of their traditional political ally, the opposition Social Democrat Party. https://www.thelocal.se/20130115/45622 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:30:00 +0100 45622 Many Somalis in Sweden feel dismissed when visiting a doctor in Sweden, according to a new study, which shows that many end up looking abroad for medical treatment as a result. https://www.thelocal.se/20111228/38198 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:07:00 +0100 38198 A nurse from Lund, in southern Sweden, is in trouble after using a page from confidential medical records for a scribbled note she stuck up in the laundry room in the house where she lives. https://www.thelocal.se/20110721/35080 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:46:00 +0200 35080 Sweden has appointed a special elderly care coordinator to help address deficiencies in healthcare and other services the country provides its older residents. https://www.thelocal.se/20110112/31382 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:16:00 +0100 31382 Four experts on HIV and criminal law have called for an overhaul of the law against infectious diseases act on World AIDS Day, alleging that the duty of disclosure has resulted in a spike in new Swedish HIV cases. https://www.thelocal.se/20101201/30546 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:15:00 +0100 30546 A woman has reported a hospital in western Sweden to national authorities after discovering she and her husband had been described as racists in their son's medical records. https://www.thelocal.se/20090713/20630 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:28:00 +0200 20630 County authorities systematically disregard the legal requirement to report patient injuries to the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen), according to a review carried out by the Dagens Nyheter (DN) newspaper. Only around 1 percent of cases are reported. https://www.thelocal.se/20090713/20618 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:14:00 +0200 20618 A mistake or erroneous diagnosis can be expensive for individual hospitals after the introduction of new routines to improve patient safety as a part of a review of Stockholm healthcare. https://www.thelocal.se/20090222/17762 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 11:58:00 +0100 17762 Sweden’s National Board of Health and Welfare has directed a scathing critique against a medical centre for asylum seekers in Stockholm County. https://www.thelocal.se/20090123/17112 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:13:00 +0100 17112 Anita Dorazio, a 72-year-old advocate who pioneered health clinics for refugees in hiding, has been named Swede of the Year for 2008 by the weekly news magazine Fokus. https://www.thelocal.se/20081211/16294 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:50:00 +0100 16294