Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Sweden)

The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Swedish: Socialdepartementet) is the ministry in the government of Sweden responsible for policies related to social welfare: financial security, social services, medical and health care, health promotion and the rights of children and disabled people.

Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
Socialdepartementet
Agency overview
Formed1920 (1920)[1]
Employeesabout 200
Minister responsible
Websitewww.government.se/sb/d/2061
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The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs employs approximately 200 members of staff. About 20 of these are political appointees and 180 non-politically appointed officials. The ministry is headed by the "Minister for Health and Social Affairs", Lena Hallengren (S). The other minister who serve at the Ministry is the Minister for Social Security Annika Strandhäll (S).

The ministry offices are located at Fredsgatan 8 in central Stockholm.

Government agencies and other bodies

The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs is principal for 17 government agencies, two state-owned companies (one, Systembolaget, operating a monopoly, and another one, Apoteket, operating as a government-owned, non-monopolistic entity) and two institutes.

  • Alcoholic Beverages Product Range Board (Alkoholsortimentsnämnden)
  • Dental and Pharmaceutical Benefits Agency (Tandvårds- och läkemedelsförmånsverket)
  • General Practitioners Foundation (Provinsialläkarstiftelsen)
  • Swedish Social Insurance Inspectorate (Inspektionen för socialförsäkringen)
  • Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life (Forskningsrådet för arbetsliv, hälsa och välfärd)
  • Swedish Pensions Agency (Pensionsmyndigheten)
  • Family Law and Parental Support Authority (Myndigheten för familjerätt och föräldraskapsstöd)
  • Inheritance Fund (Arvsfondsdelegationen)
  • Swedish eHealth Agency (eHälsomyndigheten)
  • Medical Products Agency (Läkemedelsverket)
  • Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services (Statens beredning för medicinsk och social utvärdering)
  • Swedish Agency for Participation (Myndigheten för delaktighet)
  • Swedish Agency for Health and Care Services Analysis (Myndigheten för vård- och omsorgsanays)
  • Medical Responsibility Board (Hälso- och sjukvårdens ansvarsnämnd)
  • Health and Social Care Inspectorate (Inspektionen för vård och omsorg)
  • Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen)
  • Board of Institutional Care (Statens institutionsstyrelse)
  • Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan)
  • Public Health Agency (Folkhälsomyndigheten)

Policy areas
  • Health care, health, social issues/insurance
  • Housing and construction
  • Religious communities
  • State administration and public procurement

References
  1. "Socialdepartementet". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 November 2010. (subscription required)

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