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.
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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
Supreme Court refuses appeal, verdict on ambulance paramedic murder in Harmånger remains firm
The Supreme Court (HD) will not grant leave to appeal the verdict in the murder of an ambulance paramedic who was killed while on duty in Harmånger in September last year, reports Hudiksvalls Tidning.
Crime
Investigation into information sharing after last year's Harmånger ambulance incident
The Ministry of Health and Welfare has launched an investigation to improve the safety of ambulance personnel after last year's attack in Harmånger.
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Rents ready for 2026 - must be halved
3.4 percent - that's how much the average rent for the country's tenants will increase in 2026. It's the lowest increase in several years, but still "abnormally" high, according to the Tenants' Association. "How will people afford it?" asks the association's chairwoman, Marie Linder.
Business
How security will be strengthened for ambulance operations after the Harmånger attack
Region Gävleborg is calling for a series of measures to strengthen safety in ambulance operations after the high-profile murder of an ambulance paramedic last fall, P4 Gävleborg reports.
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Court of Appeal upholds 18-year prison sentence for ambulance attack that killed a paramedic
Both the prosecutor and the relatives sought to increase the sentence to life imprisonment. However, the Court of Appeal has upheld the 18-year prison sentence for the murder of a female ambulance paramedic last fall.
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Government to review compulsory psychiatric care after murder in Boden
The mother of the 22-year-old perpetrator had pleaded for help for her son's poor health. After the high-profile murder in Boden, the government has appointed an investigation to review compulsory psychiatric care. It is clear that the current system is not working, says Minister of Social Affairs Jakob Forssmed (KD).
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