Health and Social Care Inspectorate
Organisation name in original language
Inspektionen för vård och omsorg (IVO)
Category of human rights structure
Government administration
Country
Sweden
Type(s) of body
Not applicableLegal source(s)
- Ordinance with Instructions for the Health and Social Care Inspectorate (Förordning (2013:176) med instruktion för Inspektionen för vård och omsorg), 18 April 2013
- Ordinance for Government Agencies (Myndighetsförordning (2007:515)), 7 June 2007
- Ordinance on Annual Reports and Budgetary Documentation (Förordning (2000:605) om årsredovisning och budgetunderlag), 31 May 2000
- Ordinance on State Governance with Knowledge Regarding Health and Medical Care and Social Services (Förordning (2015:155) om statlig styrning med kunskap avseende hälso- och sjukvård och socialtjänst), 19 March 2015
Human rights capacity support
Not applicableFunctions
- Supervises and licenses healthcare, social services and support under the Act concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments.
- Examines complaints under the Patient Safety Act and ensures safe, lawful care with a focus on gender perspectives and patients’ and users’ perspectives.
Specific mandates
Not applicableStructured cooperation with partners at national level
- Cooperates with authorities.
- Exchanges knowledge with relevant authorities.
- Participates in the council for state governance.
- Works with theBIP network, the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions and patient committees.
- Organises dialogue with stakeholders.
- Provides personnel for government-requested participation.
- Keeps the government informed of important circumstances.
Structured cooperation with partners at international and EU level
- Supports Sweden’s international cooperation.
- Participates inSINCfor international knowledge exchange.
- Engages with supervisory organisations from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and the United Kingdom.
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