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The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs is responsible for welfare. This is defined as social security in the case of illness, old age and for the family; social services; health care; promotion of health and children's rights; individual help for persons with disabilities and coordination of the national disability policies.
The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Swedish: Socialdepartementet) is a ministry in the Government of Sweden responsible for policies related to social welfare: social security, social services, medical and health care, public health and the rights of children, the elderly and disabled people.
Social security in Sweden is an aspect of the Swedish welfare system and consists of various social insurances handled by the National Agency for Social Insurance (Swedish: Försäkringskassan), and welfare provided based on need by local municipalities.
The agency was the result of a merger between the National Swedish Board of Health and the Swedish Royal Board of Social Affairs in 1968. As of 2015, it is headed by director-general Olivia Wigzell. [1] The Board is the central national authority for social services and health services. The Board establishes norms by issuing provisions and ...
Sweden's health care system is organized and managed on three levels: national, regional and local. At the national level, the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs establishes principles and guidelines for care and sets the political agenda for health and medical care.
Since December 2021, disinformation has been spread concerning Swedish social services taking Muslim children into care without a legal basis. [5] The conspiracy theory was largely popularized by Arabic-speakers on various social media platforms.
The Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services (Swedish: Statens beredning för medicinsk och social utvärdering, SBU) previously the Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment is an independent Swedish governmental agency tasked with assessing and evaluating methods in use in healthcare and social services.
In Sweden, the average age of a worker with a disability in sheltered employment is 46 years old and the average time that a person with a disability works there is around 8 years. [ 10 ] Unlike many other countries, Sweden allows these workers with disabilities to sign a contract that is identical to what a general worker would sign. [ 10 ]