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Protective shutdown for ambulances in Stockholm lifted by Swedish Work Environment Authority

Protective shutdown for ambulances in Stockholm lifted by Swedish Work Environment Authority

Fri 20 Feb 2026 09:43 CET

The protective shutdown for ambulance healthcare in Stockholm, issued by the Swedish Health Care Association, has been lifted by the Swedish Work Environment Authority.

Ambulance union faces crackdown over violent patient

Ambulance union faces crackdown over violent patient

Thu 19 Feb 2026 08:22 CET

The union at the ambulance service in Stockholm has placed a safety representative on hold in relation to an individual patient, reports P4 Stockholm. The reason is that staff have been repeatedly subjected to death threats involving knives and other sharp weapons