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Bild. Life and health in Västernorrland. The County Council celebrates 150 years - 1863-2013. This is what the county council looked like in 1863 107,000 inhabitants in the County of Västernorrland The county council’s assignment Forest management Railways The county council’s revenues
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Bild Life and health in Västernorrland
The County Council celebrates 150 years - 1863-2013 This is what the county council looked like in 1863 • 107,000 inhabitants in the County of Västernorrland • The county council’s assignment • Forest management • Railways • The county council’s revenues • Duties on sales of schnapps • Budget • Map of the county, 2,500 riksdaler • Fishing instructor’s wages, 1,000 riksdaler • Bounty for killing bears, 1,000 riksdaler • Remunerations, 550 riksdaler
County of Västernorrland • 7 municipalities • 241,891 inhabitants (1 March 2014)
The county council’s assignment • Health and medical care • Dental care • Regional development
The county’s vision and goals are set out in the county council plan The vision is Life and health in Västernorrland Västernorrland County Council is to be one of the country’s five best county councils as regards citizens’ confidence. Goal: Attractive county for inhabitants and visitors Goal: Good access to health and medical care of high quality with good patient safety Goal: Offensive environmental work and good resource management Goal: Active public health work Goal: Long-term sustainable finances
Quick facts about the county council • 6,650 employees • A&E hospital in three places • Sollefteå • Sundsvall • Örnsköldsvik • 21 healthcare centres • 17 public dental care clinics • Seven specialised dental care clinics • Ambulances • Österåsen health farm • Three folk high schools • Ownership • part-owner of Norrtåg • part-owner of Scenkonstbolaget • part-owner of Murberget county museum
During 1 year (2013) • approx. 240,000 doctor’s visits at health care centres • approx. 520,000 visits in specialist health care • 40,000 medical care events • 22,000 operations • 2,400 deliveries • 35,000 ambulance trips
6,650 healthcare staff • Nurses 31% • Assistant nurses & orderlies 16% • Doctors 11% • Psychologists & almoners 4% • Rehabilitation staff 5% • Operational support staff 6% • Hospital technicians & lab staff 3% • Medical secretaries 4% • Dentists 1% • Other dental care staff 4% • Administrative staff 8% • School staff 2% • Technical staff 2% • Other 3%
Finances 2014 • Operating budget SEK 7.1 billion • County council tax SEK 10,69 per SEK 100 taxable income • Investment budget SEK 292 million
Investments 2014 Approx. SEK 290 million • A&E department and ambulance garage in Örnsköldsvik • Operations centre in Sundsvall • Digitalisation of mammography • Climate and energy efficiency measures
During 24 hours • 3,000 phone calls are answered by receptionists • 14,000 lab results are reported • 300 ECG examinations are made • 200 patients visit the laboratories’ sample collection centre • 1,470 meals are served
How the county council works • The County Council Assembly is the highest decision-making body and consists of 77 popularly elected members. • The members of the assembly set the county council’s objectives. • The county council officials implement the assembly’s decisions. • Results are reported monthly or annually.
Political organisation The county council assembly • has the ultimate responsibility for the county council’s activities and operations • appoints politicians to committees and boards who execute the assembly’s decisions. The County Council Executive Board • leads the political work.
are divided between core operations and service operations. Core operations make up 90% of what the council does. The County Council Officials
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