Central Denmark Region (Region Midtjylland)
If you live in Aarhus municipality or in one of the municipalities around Aarhus, you live in the Central Denmark Region. The Central Denmark Region includes the 19 municipalities: Favrskov, Hedensted, Herning, Holstebro, Horsens, Ikast-Brande, Lemvig, Norddjurs, Odder, Randers, Ringkøbing-Skjern, Samsø, Silkeborg, Skanderborg, Skive, Struer, Syddjurs, Viborg and Aarhus. The region’s administration headquarters is in Viborg.
The five administrative regions
Denmark is divided into five administrative regions. Their primary responsibility is healthcare, including hospital services, psychiatry, health insurance, general practitioners, specialists, emergency medical services and the operation of a variety of social institutions.
The five administrative regions are:
· Region Hovedstaden: Capital Region of Denmark
The Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health was established on 3 October 2011. The responsibilities of the Ministry of Health include administrative functions related to the organisation and finance of the health care system, psychiatry, health insurance and prevention and health promotion. For more information about the ministry and the job it does, visit the web site: www.sum.dk.
How the health care sector is organised
In Denmark, responsibility for the public health care services is distributed on three administrative levels: the state, the regions and the municipalities. The state is responsible for legislation, monitoring and the overall framework and guidelines relating to the provision of health care. The regions are responsible for running the hospitals and the practice sector, while the municipalities’ responsibilities include home nursing, school health services, child dental treatment and social services.
Contacts and further information
For an overview of the scope and organisation of the Danish health service, we suggest you read the publication “Health care in Denmark”, published by the Danish Ministry of Health and Prevention in 2008.
For information about Patient Insurance and the laws and regulations applicable to patients’ rights visit www.patientforsikringen.dk.
How heath care is financed
Chapter 2 in the publication “Health care in Denmark” published by the Danish Ministry of Health and Prevention in 2008, explains how health care is financed in Denmark.
Patient rights
Legislation ensures that patients get the best possible treatment and care in all situations. It regulates and secures the rights of patients, their right to lodge complaints and to receive compensation for injuries incurred in connection with treatment by Danish health services.
The public health care system
The Danish public health care system is financed by taxation and the scope of its services is comprehensive, encompassing among other things hospital services and visits to a general practitioner.
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