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In the News (Fri 4 Dec 09)

  
  Stockholm County Council - Vetenskapsstaden
Stockholm County Council’s mandate is to ensure that its residents have access to healthcare and public transport as well as preventing health problems.
Important elements of the County Council's operation are long-term traffic planning, regional growth and development, to make culture acsessible to all of its residents and environmental issues.
The County Council is a democratic organisation with elections every four years to determine its political focus.
www.vetenskapsstaden.se /en/About-us/Our-owners/Stockholm-County   (213 words)

  
  Stockholm County - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stockholm county (Stockholms län) is a county or län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden.
It borders the counties of Uppsala and Södermanland.
Stockholm county council (Stockholms läns landsting) is a the County Council of Stockholm County in Sweden.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stockholm_County   (273 words)

  
 Safe Community Affiliated Support Centre: Stockholm
While all staff members are employees of the Stockholm County Council (the public authority responsible for the planning and dispensing of medical and health care services), most are also members of the KI research group on injury prevention and safety promotion.
The injury prevention unit emerged at the end of the 1980s as a Stockholm County Council-based injury prevention program and was expanded in the early 1990s to encompass violence.
Nacka is also the first municipality in the County of Stockholm to apply for designation as a member of the WHO Safe Community Network (November 2000).
www.phs.ki.se /csp/safecom/stockholm.htm   (1121 words)

  
 Locum - In English
County Council-owned healthcare units are not obliged to choose Locum as a landlord, even though Locum premises should be given first preference.
Locum operates in Stockholm County, from Norrtälje in the north to Nynäshamn in the south.
The County Council passed a resolution in principle on the future structure of the county’s healthcare system and decided to continue planning for a new university hospital on the Karolinska Hospital site in Solna.
www.locum.se /templates/CommonPage.aspx?id=130   (775 words)

  
 Sweden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
During most of the post-war era, the county was ruled by the Swedish Social Democratic Party that established a welfare state, striving for a "well being for all"-policy.
Executive power was shared between the King and a noble Privy Council until 1680, followed by the King's autocratic rule initiated by the common estates of the Parliament.
In each county there is also a separate County Council or landsting, which is the municipal representation appointed by the county electorate.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sweden   (4259 words)

  
 Business Wire: AU-System Signs General Agreement With Stockhol... @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Of the 32 companies with whom Stockholm County Council elected to sign general agreements, AU-System was rated the highest amongst the consulting firms with regard to competence in the fields of cataloguing and PKI (security), and XML.
The Council has budgeted a total of SEK 100 million for consultant support in the IT field for the period November 2000 to December 31 2001, when the general agreement expires.
Stockholm County Council is Sweden's largest county council and covers Stockholm County with its 1.8 million inhabitants.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:67364403&refid=ink_tptd_np   (382 words)

  
 Stockholm County Council Outlook Revised to Negative on Continued Poor Financial Performance
Over the next few years, the county council's newly elected Social Democrat-led coalition projects to restore finances through a far-reaching reorganization and restructuring program, together with a tax raise of 13%, which is expected to bring 10% additional operating revenues.
In addition, the county budget will have to absorb the gradually increasing payments into the equalization system, to which the county has been a net donor since 2000.
The county's revenue flexibility is relatively limited; after the recent tax raise, the differential with the national average tax rate has declined, narrowing the room for maneuver.
www.standardandpoors.com /europe/francais/Fr_news/Newsletter/articles/Stockholm-County-Council_14-03-03.html   (660 words)

  
 Stockholm information for the cruise passenger
Stockholm has 100 art galleries and 70 museums, which is the single greatest concentration of galleries and museums in one place in the world.
Stockholm is the site of Ekoparken, the world’s first park devoted to the preservation of the environment and to a sustainable society.
Greta Garbo was born in Stockholm and is buried in Skogskyrkogården in Stockholm.
www.stockholmcruise.com /templates/importpage____1117.aspx   (618 words)

  
 Stockholm air quality management system
Starting with an area covering the Stockholm City, the system has been extended to the area of Stockholm County 1993-94 and to the County of Uppsala 1997-98.
The Stockholm application is designed for the main objective of simulating air quality in future plans and retrospective studies.
Within the Stockholm- Uppsala Air quality Management Association the updating of all local emission databases is performed by the 31 municipalities.
www.slb.mf.stockholm.se /e/01a.htm   (893 words)

  
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Since 1996, the City of Stockholm (the biggest of the 26 municipalities of the region) has been divided into 24 local districts, each of them with its own administrative office and its own local political representation.
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www.unesco.org /most/p97stock.doc   (692 words)

  
 == Janusinfo - läkemedelsinformation för sjukvården ==
Our vision is that county council operations should not add any environmentally hazardous remains of medicinal product to the natural surroundings.
Stockholm County Council will give priority to pharmaceuticals that are not harmful to the environment and work to influence the pharmaceutical industry to take into account environmental issues in the long-term.
The environmental hazzard assessment was initiated in 2003 by Stockholms County Council´s environmental department and is based on data from pharmaceuticals manufacturers.
www.janusinfo.se /imcms/servlet/GetDoc?meta_id=7236   (296 words)

  
 Did you know that... - stockholm's official convention bureau.
Stockholm is built on 14 islands connected by 57 bridges.
Stockholm has 100 art galleries and 75 museums, which is the single greatest concentration of galleries and museums in one place in the world.
Stockholm is the only capital in the world that permits hot-air balloons to fly over it.
www.stockholmtown.com /templates/page____9258.aspx?epslanguage=EN   (426 words)

  
 SUNET's Web Index: County Councils
Jämtland County Council - Information about the local hospital, culture, schools, information, educatation, care and communication with the politicians.
Jönköping County Council - Health and medical care in Sweden is conducted by the County Council’s health care centres and hospitals.
Skåne County Council - Skåne is the southernmost region of Sweden.
katalogen.sunet.se /cat/government/county_councils   (150 words)

  
 ERICSSON DELIVERS ATM MULTISERVICE NETWORK TO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Ericsson has signed a frame agreement with the Stockholm County Council for delivery, installation and operation of a high-speed capacity network that will connect all working facilities of the County Council.
"Stockholm County Council will now have access to a powerful network that can be adapted to our organization and the development of our operations.
Stockholm County Council serves 1.7 million people in the Stockholm area.
www.ericsson.com /press/archive/1998Q2/SLL.html   (399 words)

  
 IBV - Research - CLiPS - Projects   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Exploring the therapeutic milieu of these treatments, therapists' and analysts' opinions on curative factors, self-evaluations of personal therapeutic style, and basic assumptions about human nature and the nature of psychotherapy were asssessed by a therapist questionnaire, and three therapist clusters were identified.
More than 700 persons in different stages of such treatment subsidized by the Stockholm County Council were studied on the basis of official statistics on sick leave and health care utilization during eight years, annual questionnaires for three years, and (in a subsamle of 60 persons) personal interviews on two occasions with one year's interval.
In response to the shortage of research on the effects of psychoanalysis and long-term psychotherapy, especially with long-term follow-up, this study was set up in the context of a treatment program involving the subsidization of these treatments.
www.ibv.liu.se /eng/research/clips/projects/stoppp.html   (2190 words)

  
 Swedish Tramway Society Stockholm chapter
The Stockholm chapter has about 1000 members, of whom 150 are involved in the operation of Djurgårdslinjen (the Djurgården Line), a museum tramway in Stockholm.
As a member of the Stockholm chapter, you have the chance to nurture your interest in public transport in every imaginable way -- you can be as active as you like; you can maintain vehicles or help run them; you can do research or writing.
Stockholm cars from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s share the rails with our 1940s trams from Göteborg (Gothenburg) and the elegant "Mustang" lent to us by Tekniska Museet (the Technical Museum) in Malmö.
www.swetramway.org /stockholm/english.php   (452 words)

  
 Why is Sweden rethinking its NHS style reforms? -- Whitehead et al. 315 (7113): 935 -- BMJ
In 1995 the Stockholm county auditors concluded that
Activity is the number of outpatient visits (primary care and specialist, including private care) and inpatient admissions, weighted for the relative costs of these services each year.
Income comprises the county council's income from regional income taxes, national revenues, and user fees.
bmj.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/315/7113/935   (2872 words)

  
 SL prepares for smart cards and road charging; Greater Stockholm Local Transport is gearing up for the launch of a ...
GREATER Stockholm Local Transport (SL) is owned by Stockholm County Council and is responsible for all metro, light rail, suburban rail, and bus services within Stockholm County.
The mayor of Stockholm was elected on the premise that congestion charging would not be introduced, but the prime minister overruled her the day after the mayor came into office even though they are both in the same party.
Stockholm's first light rail line, which runs in an arc from Sickla Udde through the southern and western suburbs to Alvik, has been very successful.
findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0BQQ/is_10_45/ai_n15756664   (951 words)

  
 intele.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
SCC has signed a frame agreement with Addicom AB regarding telephone services (call center services).
Stockholm County Council’s mandate is to ensure that its residents have access to health care and public transport.
The county devotes its resources to preventing health problems and to making culture accessible to all of its residents.
www.consorte.com /global/news/news_archive/stockholm_county_council_scc_chooses_consorte_for_call_center_services   (459 words)

  
 Vad är tillväxtavtal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
They strengthen the leading position of the Stockholm Region in the field of information technology, as well as being of importance to projects in other areas of input, partly through the establishment of an open IT infrastructure for data- and telecommunications throughout the Area.
The County Governor Group is the highest decision-making body of the Regional Partnership, deciding which projects are to be carried out and allocating funds from the general appropriation.
The Steering Committee consists of senior civil servants and executives from organisations in the Regional Partnership and is chaired by the Deputy County Governor.
www2.ab.lst.se /tillvaxtavtal/vadtillv_eng.html   (1615 words)

  
 WebWire | Stockholm County Council (SCC), chooses Consorte for call center services
Their offer with Consorte PULSE was rated as SCC’s first choice in steep competition with more well-known suppliers.
The geographical area covered by the council includes 26 municipalities, with a total population of 1.9 million.
Important elements of the County Council’s operation include long-term traffic planning, regional growth and development, and environmental issues.
www.webwire.com /ViewPressRel.asp?aId=22642   (416 words)

  
 Swedish Hospital Adopts Showa Denko's Anesthetic Gas Disposal System
The Environment Department of the Stockholm County Council, which is carrying out various environmental protection and health care projects based on its five-year (2002-2006) plan, aims to reduce nitrous oxide (N2O) emission from hospitals to 50% of the 2001 level by the end of 2006.
The N2O emission from large hospitals in the Stockholm County, most of which coming from painless deliveries, now amounts to approximately 30 tons a year (equivalent to 9,000 tons of CO2).
The council initiated a bidding process in January this year and SDK's bid was accepted in June.
www.medicalnewstoday.com /medicalnews.php?newsid=18087&nfid=rssfeeds   (504 words)

  
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Its principal tasks are to monitor and report on the health of the population in Stockholm, and to develop and support health-promoting and preventive work.
Stockholm Centre for Public Health runs both research and intervention, and is closely linked to the Karolinska Institute.
Stockholm Centre for Public Health contributes to the development of policy issues, training, supervision, and the follow-up of various health interventions.
folkhalsoguiden.nocom.net /AvdEnhet.aspx?id=1228   (445 words)

  
 The company
Stockholm Care is the export company of the County Council of Stockholm.
Stockholm Care offers people living outside Sweden access to the resources of the Stockholm County Council hospitals for highly specialized treatments.
Stockholm Care is the owner and adminstrator of the Tobias Registry, the Swedish national stem cell and bone marrow registry.
www.stockholmcare.se /company.html   (245 words)

  
 Startsida - Vetenskapsstaden
The Organisation Stockholm Science City/Vetenskapsstaden (SSCi) is commissioned by the three leading universities Karolinska Institutet, The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and Stockholm University as well as the city and county to fill the North Station and Albano area with academia and business.
Stockholm Cleantech Park is a new division within the business park Stockholm Technology Park, a fully owned subsidiary of Stockholm Science City.
Stockholm Science City notifies Life Science companies concerning increased EU funding FP7  Together with Uppsala Bio and Biotechvalley, Stockholm Science City holds 3 separate seminars on Life Science companies concerning increased EU funding FP7.
www.stockholmsciencecity.com   (272 words)

  
 Knowledge exchange between the University and the health care sector - Collaboration with the health services - ki.se
Our collaboration with the Stockholm County Council, which oversees the biggest health care region in Sweden, is thus essential for both education and research.
The Stockholm County Council is responsible for the majority of health care services offered in the Stockholm region and serves approximately two million inhabitants.
Karolinska Institutet and the Stockholm County Council bear a joint responsibility for creating and supporting an integrated research infrastructure, and are working together to ensure that clinical research is clearly aligned with the long-term needs of the health care sector.
ki.se /ki/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=7121&l=en   (358 words)

  
 Sectra - Ostergotland County Council
The development of the system for managing radiology images was carried out in close cooperation between Sectra and the Mjölby staff, resulting in the first completely film-free radiology department in Sweden in 1995.
In the spring of 2000, Sectra signed a contract with Östergötland County Council regarding the digitization of all radiology operations within the county.
The film-free radiology department was born in the county, and the technology and working methods have developed considerably since then.
www.sectra.se /medical/about/sites/site_ostergotland.html   (322 words)

  
 Stockholm County Council - Cygate
County Council has more than 600 healthcare units that send information back and forth to each other
They also have access to Sjunet, the nationwide network that interlinks all county councils and major healthcare suppliers, such as Apoteksbolaget.
Direct access to central information, such as medical records and images, is absolutely essential for the effi cient operation of emergency hospitals and similar healthcare units.
www.cygategroup.com /templates/Page.aspx?id=2027   (621 words)

  
 / Stockholmsförsöket
On 2 June 2003, the Stockholm City Council adopted a majority proposal to conduct a trial implementation of congestion charging.
The government has nominated a special person responsible for negotiations with the 26 municipalities in the county of Stockholm on infrastructure investments in the Stockholm region, and the congestion charging is part of these negotiations.
The incomes from the reintroduced congestion charges/tax in Stockholm are to be used in partly financing a new by-pass road, "Förbifart Stockholm".
www.stockholmsforsoket.se /templates/page.aspx?id=183   (333 words)

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