The Patients’ Advisory Committee
According to the law, there is a Patients’ Advisory Committee in every county council. The Committee is the central independent authority where you can turn to when you have difficulties in contacts concerning
- public and private health care (government-funded)
- public dental care
- public health care for handicaps
- public rehabilitation
- BUP (public psychiatric care for children)
The service is free of charge.
The tasks of the Committee
- to provide patients and their relatives with the information they
need concerning their interest in health care
- to promote contacts between patients and health care personnel
- to connect patients to the right authority
- to improve health care services by reporting to different
authorities the complaints, criticisms and suggestions from the
citizens
Problem? Contact the Patients´Advisory Committee (PDF)
The patient´s right, to view his or her medical records (PDF)
Annual report 2010, summary in English (PDF)
Volunteered companions
The Committee has the duty to provide volunteered companions for patients who undergo compulsory psychiatric care. The companions are like friends to the patients and will try to comfort them and help them in difficult times.
The Committee has neither disciplinary powers nor medical competence and therefore cannot make any medical judgements.
If you wish to take up a matter with the Committee, please contact the Committee Office in writing, by telephone or by making an appointment.
Volunteer Companion (PDF)
Would you like a volunteer companion? (PDF)
The Patients’ Advisory Committee
Telephone 08-690 67 00
Postal address P. O. Box 17535
118 91 STOCKHOLM
Visiting address Hornsgatan 15, Stockholm
(Metro Slussen)
Telefax 08-690 67 18
E-mail registrator@pan.sll.se
The Personal data Act (1998:204) (PDF)
