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            <title><![CDATA[Ambulance Association calls for security guards on high-risk callouts]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 04:38:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Västra Götaland warns of serious blood shortage, needs more donations]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Västra Götaland region needs to replenish its blood stocks after high consumption in recent weeks. "The situation is serious," says Anna Wiberg, chief physician in transfusion medicine in the region, in a comment.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:32:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Public Transport Fares Cut Across Most Swedish Regions for Six Months]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Now it will be cheaper to take public transport for six months. At least 16 of the country's 21 regions are cutting fares, according to a survey conducted by TT. "I'm happy that prices will be reduced, but the problem is that we haven't had time to prepare. Now we risk increased congestion," says Jakop Dalunde (MP), regional councillor for transport in Stockholm.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 03:45:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Big differences in gifts for 25 years of faithful service]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[All regions reward employees after 25 years of long and loyal service - but there are large differences in the value of the gifts, a survey by the Hospital Physician shows.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:51:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Health center shut down - 5,000 forced to change care]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The region is canceling its agreement with a health center south of Gothenburg. Now nearly 5,000 people will be re-listed with other health centers, writes GP.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:30:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Elderly man kicked in the head in Mellerud, two arrested]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A man in his 70s was taken to hospital after a suspected serious assault in Mellerud on Saturday afternoon.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:42:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[S warns of criminals in healthcare, wants permit requirement for new healthcare businesses]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[S is raising the alarm about criminals in healthcare and wants to introduce permit requirements for anyone seeking to start a healthcare business.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:38:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Prosecution in healthcare company scandal - bought luxury with tax money]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Using fraudulent invoices and tax fraud, they are said to have obtained millions in public funds over several years and to have bought luxury cars, expensive clothes and bags. Eleven people are now being charged with serious financial crimes in a large Western Swedish fraud case involving healthcare companies.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:01:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Critical blood shortage in Västra Götaland]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Blood stocks in Västra Götaland are critically low ahead of Christmas, warns Sahlgrenska University Hospital. Other regions also need extra blood ahead of the holidays.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:21:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Skåne moves forward with Millennium]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Millennium medical record system appears to be about to be scrapped in the Västra Götaland region. However, work is continuing in Region Skåne to introduce the care system, reports P4 Malmöhus.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 13:30:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Now Millennium can be scrapped: "Huge relief"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It is expected to cost several billion kronor extra. But the Västra Götaland Region is still proposed to scrap the heavily criticized Millennium medical record system. It is a huge relief, says Emelie Hultberg, chairwoman of the Västra Götaland Medical Association.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 09:00:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Västlänken Contractor Faces Billion-Kronor Claim for Cost Overruns]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Systematic deficiencies have led to unacceptable cost increases for one of the West Link's sub-projects in Gothenburg, according to the Swedish Transport Administration. Now the authority is directing sharp criticism towards one of the contractors – and is demanding back billions of kronor.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 10:37:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tips to Ease Job Anxiety After Vacation]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[August is approaching with giant strides, and for many it is now time to end the vacation. It is quite common to feel a certain anxiety, says psychologist Susanne Ellbin, who tips to start softly.]]></description>
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