Ambulance Association calls for security guards on high-risk callouts
The ambulance union is demanding security guards for risky calls after the murder of an ambulance paramedic in Harmånger, Gävleborg, last year, according to Dagens Medicin.
Sweden
After ambulance paramedic’s murder, Swedish Work Environment Authority files charges against Region Gävleborg
After the murder of an ambulance paramedic in Harmånger last fall, the Swedish Work Environment Authority has now filed charges against Region Gävleborg, SVT Gävleborg was the first to report.
Crime
This is how much Sweden's regions offer in compensation to healthcare workers
Some regions are offering tens of thousands of kronor to healthcare workers who may consider rescheduling their summer vacations. Others are offering no compensation at all. Here's the situation across Sweden's regions.
BusinessTop news
Was fired after colleague's death: "Culture of silence"
When Jimmie Prahl's colleague, ambulance paramedic Helena Löfgren, was killed on duty, he gave several interviews, criticizing safety. Shortly afterwards, his employment was terminated. In public administration, there is a very strong culture of silence, he says.
Sweden
26-year-old charged with ambulance murder
A 26-year-old man is being charged with the high-profile murder of an ambulance paramedic in Harmånger last fall, reports SVT Gävleborg. He is also being charged with an attack on another ambulance paramedic a few days earlier.
Crime
Employer Under Investigation After Fatal Ambulance Incident in Harmånger
The employer is being investigated by the prosecutor since an ambulance nurse was killed during an emergency response in Harmånger in Nordanstig municipality earlier in September, reports Hudiksvalls Tidning.
Sweden
Regions to Observe Minute of Silence Wednesday for Fallen Nurse
On Wednesday, Region Gävleborg will hold a minute of silence to honor the ambulance nurse who was killed over the weekend. Now the other regions are also joining in
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Ambulance Staff Attacked Days Before Fatal Incident in Nordanstig
Only two days before the incident in Nordanstig, the suspected perpetrator threatened other ambulance staff with a baseball bat and was taken into psychiatry. That information never reached those who responded to the alarm on Saturday, when a healthcare professional was killed. We must review our routines simply, says operations manager Liselott Sjöqvist.
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