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Swedish to Eng. translation
Ambulance Flight excluded from airports
After half a year has not counties in the north access to all airports around the clock in emergency medical transportation. - There is a serious problem that threatens patient safety, "said Helge Br?ndstr?m, chief physician at the County Council of V?sterbotten.
The four northern counties now require that the state takes its responsibility to ensure that county councils should have access to all airports around the clock for emergency medical transportation.
- Previously, we call such Lycksele municipality to open the airport at night. Now it no longer after the new rules have been introduced. We have noticed that since the rules took effect last fall, it has become increasingly difficult to gain access to the airports, "said Helge Br?ndstr?m who are also aviation medical officer in northern health care region.
He sees the problem as serious and that, at worst, threaten patient safety.
- The problems are the same throughout the northern region. At worst, patient safety can no longer be guaranteed, "said Helge Br?ndstr?m.
Last Friday met with politicians from the north county councils Regional Association Minister Cathy Elms?ter-Sword to require that the government assume basic responsibility for airports in the north will be available around the clock.
Already two years ago, the Transportation Board a proposal to the government which means that the state would take responsibility for the basic clock stand throughout the country.
The proposal is mentioned but not the municipal airport. Now to county councils in the north state taking responsibility for these.
- We look forward to continued rapid action by the minister, we are willing to participate in an ongoing process which we also discussed with the minister, "said Kent ?gren, County Council Chairman of the Board in Norrbotten.
Swedish to Eng. translation
Ambulance Flight excluded from airports
After half a year has not counties in the north access to all airports around the clock in emergency medical transportation. - There is a serious problem that threatens patient safety, "said Helge Br?ndstr?m, chief physician at the County Council of V?sterbotten.
The four northern counties now require that the state takes its responsibility to ensure that county councils should have access to all airports around the clock for emergency medical transportation.
- Previously, we call such Lycksele municipality to open the airport at night. Now it no longer after the new rules have been introduced. We have noticed that since the rules took effect last fall, it has become increasingly difficult to gain access to the airports, "said Helge Br?ndstr?m who are also aviation medical officer in northern health care region.
He sees the problem as serious and that, at worst, threaten patient safety.
- The problems are the same throughout the northern region. At worst, patient safety can no longer be guaranteed, "said Helge Br?ndstr?m.
Last Friday met with politicians from the north county councils Regional Association Minister Cathy Elms?ter-Sword to require that the government assume basic responsibility for airports in the north will be available around the clock.
Already two years ago, the Transportation Board a proposal to the government which means that the state would take responsibility for the basic clock stand throughout the country.
The proposal is mentioned but not the municipal airport. Now to county councils in the north state taking responsibility for these.
- We look forward to continued rapid action by the minister, we are willing to participate in an ongoing process which we also discussed with the minister, "said Kent ?gren, County Council Chairman of the Board in Norrbotten.