The Local Sweden 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 Police probe mystery death at Swedish care home after spate of overdoses Police are investigating one case of murder and two attempted murders at a care home in the west of Sweden, after a doctor raised the alarm about suspicious insulin overdoses. https://www.thelocal.se/20190512/swedish-police-probe-three-care-home-murder-attempts Sun, 12 May 2019 13:50:05 +0200 swedish-police-probe-three-care-home-murder-attempts Sweden jails fake nurse who worked at four hospitals A 35-year-old "nurse" who worked at four large hospitals in Sweden has been jailed after it emerged he had falsified his diploma and was not authorized to work in the field. https://www.thelocal.se/20171218/sweden-jails-fake-nurse-who-worked-at-four-hospitals Mon, 18 Dec 2017 09:42:55 +0100 sweden-jails-fake-nurse-who-worked-at-four-hospitals Sweden's hospitals struggle to solve summer nurse shortage 17 of Sweden's 21 county councils and regions are struggling to recruit enough nurses for the summer period, with hospital staff numbers set to be strained. https://www.thelocal.se/20170509/swedens-hospitals-struggle-to-solve-summer-nurse-shortage Tue, 09 May 2017 10:52:18 +0200 swedens-hospitals-struggle-to-solve-summer-nurse-shortage Gothenburg's six-hour work day hangs in the balance A trial of shorter days at a nursing home that made global headlines could end ahead of schedule if a motion gets through the city council later on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20160421/gothenburgs-six-hour-work-day-hangs-in-the-balance Thu, 21 Apr 2016 14:30:56 +0200 gothenburgs-six-hour-work-day-hangs-in-the-balance Swedes seek breast milk donors via Facebook Swedish health authorities have turned to Facebook in an attempt to find women who are willing to donate breast milk. https://www.thelocal.se/20120220/39208 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:44:00 +0100 39208 Breastfeeding mum in Swedish car wreck A woman who was breastfeeding her weeks-old infant while behind the wheel is under criminal suspicion after crashing into a truck on a motorway in western Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20120112/38458 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0100 38458 Swedish universities suffer enrollment drop The number of first-time students at the country's universities declined in the autumn session overall, but the number of new students from other countries increased ahead of the introduction of tuition fees for non-EU students next year. https://www.thelocal.se/20101124/30406 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:05:00 +0100 30406 Well-paid mothers breast feed longer: Swedish study Mothers with high salaries breast feed their children longer than mothers with lower incomes, according to a new Swedish study. https://www.thelocal.se/20090928/22328 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:59:00 +0200 22328 Nurses pledge further strike action Sweden's nurses announced plans on Tuesday to intensify their ongoing strike in a bid to secure higher wages. https://www.thelocal.se/20080513/11742 Tue, 13 May 2008 19:55:00 +0200 11742 Nurses walk off jobs in droves As the nursing strike enters its third week, an additional 4,300 healthcare union workers walked off their jobs at noon on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20080505/11554 Mon, 05 May 2008 16:14:00 +0200 11554