Safe medication use and follow-up

The plan states that mental ill-health increases without leading to expanded care and that you should have the right to help quickly regardless of whether you have broken your leg or been burned out. The counter-proposal's demand for scrutiny of medication and patient safety within psychiatry and better support with tapering respond to that, as does the plan's demand that care be built on evidence and prioritized according to need. That resource shortage determines whether a reduction can be carried out conflicts with the plan's principle of care according to need.

• mental ill-health requires expanded caredecisive»Stressrelaterade sjukdomar blir allt vanligare och psykisk ohälsa ökar särskilt bland kvinnor och hos unga utan att det leder till utbyggd vård eller förändrad arbetsmiljö.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stress-related illnesses become ever more common and mental ill-health increases particularly among women and in young people without it leading to expanded care or changed working environment.”
• mental care equals physical care»Du ska ha rätt till hjälp snabbt oavsett om du har brutit benet eller blivit utbränd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“You should have the right to help quickly regardless of whether you have broken your leg or been burned out.”
• evidence and need-based prioritization»evidens och prioriteras utifrån behov.« (party programme ↗)“evidence and prioritized according to need.”
• care according to need»Vård måste ges efter människors behov och inte efter kapaciteten i felaktigt konstruerade system.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Care must be given according to people's needs and not according to the capacity in incorrectly constructed systems.”

The party programme requires ambitious efforts against mental ill-health and healthcare in the medical and scientific forefront where all have equal right to good care. Following up medication within psychiatry and securing support in dose reduction is a direct application of that commitment, since insufficient resources would otherwise steer treatment instead of patient need. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's requirement.

• efforts against mental ill-healthdecisive»Ambitiösa insatser mot psykisk ohälsa, särskilt bland barn och unga.« (party programme ↗)“Ambitious efforts against mental ill-health, particularly among children and young people.”
• care according to need»Lika rätt för alla till god hälso- och sjukvård genom samhällets försorg.« (party programme ↗)“Equal right for all to good health and medical care through public provision.”
• knowledge-based care»Sjukvård i teknisk och medicinsk framkant.« (party programme ↗)“Healthcare in technical and medical forefront.”
• accessible healthcare»God tillgänglighet i vården.« (party programme ↗)“Good accessibility in healthcare.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan establishes that mental health should be prioritized equally with physical health and that care for mental ill health should become more accessible and individually tailored. Examining the monitoring of psychopharmaceuticals and ensuring support during tapering is precisely a matter of no patient falling through due to lack of resources. The plan also emphasizes that those with the greatest need should be prioritized.

• mental health equally prioritizeddecisive»Miljöpartiet vill skapa ett samhälle där psykisk hälsa är lika prioriterad som fysisk hälsa.« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party wants to create a society where mental health is prioritized equally with physical health.”
• increased access to psychiatric care»satsa på primärvården och öka tillgången till vård för psykisk ohälsa.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest in primary care and increase access to care for mental ill health.”
• care based on need»Människor med störst behov ska prioriteras.« (party programme ↗)“People with the greatest need should be prioritized.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto requires that psychiatry be improved for both young and old and that healthcare receive better tools for treatment. The counter-proposal's requirement for review of medication and patient safety in psychiatry and better support during de-escalation of psychopharmaceuticals is a direct implementation of that commitment. The party programme also requires care based on science and proven experience, which presupposes monitoring of prescribing.

• improved psychiatrydecisive»Psykiatrin måste förbättras för såväl unga som äldre. Den som söker stöd ska mötas av en samlad och enkel väg in till vården och erbjudas bättre egenvård i väntan på behandling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Psychiatry must be improved for both young and old. Those seeking support should be met with a unified and simple pathway into care and offered better self-care while waiting for treatment.”
• better treatment tools»Vi vill att den som söker vård ska erbjudas en enkel väg in för stöd och hjälp, att vården ska få bättre verktyg för behandling och att sjukskrivningen ska bli mer flexibel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want those seeking care to be offered a simple pathway for support and help, healthcare to have better treatment tools and sick leave to become more flexible.”
• care on a scientific basis»God vård och omsorg i hela landet, baserad på vetenskap och beprövad erfarenhet, är viktigt för den enskilda« (party programme ↗)“Good care and healthcare throughout the country, based on science and proven experience, is important for the individual”
• research on mental health»Vi vill satsa på forskning om kvinnosjukdomar, den stressrelaterade psykiska ohälsan och stärka den genusmedicinska kompetensen inom vården.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to invest in research on women's diseases, stress-related mental health and strengthen gender medicine expertise in healthcare.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme requires that all treatment of mental illness must be covered by the patient safety law and that care and treatment must be given on a scientific basis. Examining the follow-up of medication in psychiatry, investigating psychopharmaca prescribing and strengthening support during dose reduction follow from these commitments. The plan's requirement for patient participation in their own care points in the same direction.

• patient safety in psychiatrydecisive»Även all behandling av psykisk ohälsa ska omfattas av patientsäkerhetslagen.« (party programme ↗)“All treatment of mental illness must also be covered by the patient safety law.”
• scientific basis in care»Vård, behandling och rehabilitering av fysiska och psykiska sjukdomar ska ges på vetenskaplig grund.« (party programme ↗)“Care, treatment and rehabilitation of physical and mental illnesses must be given on a scientific basis.”
• patient participation»Patienten ska ha rätt att vara delaktig i utformningen av den egna vården och därmed ha rätt till en hälso- och sjukvård som i högre utsträckning tar hänsyn till hens önskemål och förmågor.« (party programme ↗)“The patient must have the right to participate in shaping their own care and thus have the right to healthcare that to a greater extent takes their wishes and capabilities into account.”
• mental healthcare equalized»Rätten till vård och behandling är lika självklar för både fysiska och psykiska sjukdomar.« (party programme ↗)“The right to care and treatment is equally self-evident for both physical and mental illnesses.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme requires that healthcare is safe for patients and based on knowledge and proven experience, and that psychiatric care is characterized by accessibility and flexibility according to the patient's needs. Reviewing the monitoring of medication in psychiatry, investigating the prescribing of psychopharmaceuticals and improving support during dose reduction are measures for precisely that patient safety. That no one should be forced to abstain from a medically defensible dose reduction due to lack of resources follows from the patient's right to influence their treatment.

• safe and evidence-based caredecisive»Den solidariskt finansierade hälso- och sjukvården ska vara ändamålsenlig och kostnadseffektiv, säker för patienterna och baserad på kunskap och beprövad erfarenhet, det vill säga evidensbaserad.« (party programme ↗)“The solidarily financed healthcare shall be purposeful and cost-effective, safe for patients and based on knowledge and proven experience, that is evidence-based.”
• psychiatric care according to need»Psykiatrisk vård och omsorg ska präglas av tillgänglighet och flexibilitet utifrån patientens behov.« (party programme ↗)“Psychiatric care and treatment shall be characterized by accessibility and flexibility according to the patient's needs.”
• patient influence over treatment»Att som patient få tillgång till information, kunna påverka vård och behandling, att få rätt vård i rätt tid och ett bra bemötande av vårdpersonalen ger förutsättningar för respekt och tillit.« (party programme ↗)“As a patient, having access to information, being able to influence care and treatment, receiving the right care at the right time and good treatment from healthcare staff provides conditions for respect and trust.”
• protection from malpractice»Ett försäkringssystem ska finnas för medicinskt felbehandlade patienter.« (party programme ↗)“An insurance system shall exist for medically malpracticed patients.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires that healthcare shall be characterised by quality and that psychiatry shall be strengthened so that children and young people who are struggling get help quickly, and that diagnostics be improved through structured methods. A review of the monitoring of medication and the prescribing of psychopharmaceuticals, with better support for discontinuation, is a quality and patient safety matter within precisely that area. The plan, however, does not explicitly mention medication monitoring.

• quality in healthcaredecisive»Svensk sjukvård ska präglas av kvalitet, tillgänglighet och« (party programme ↗)“Swedish healthcare shall be characterised by quality, accessibility and”
• strengthened psychiatry»Stärka barn- och ungdomspsykiatrin så att barn och unga som mår dåligt får hjälp snabbt« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen child and youth psychiatry so that children and young people who are struggling get help quickly”
• structured methods in healthcare»Förbättra möjligheterna att ställa tidigare diagnoser, bland annat med hjälp av digitala beslutsstöd och strukturerade arbetssätt med till exempel riskprofilering« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improve the opportunities to make earlier diagnoses, among other things with the help of digital decision support and structured methods such as risk profiling”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan wants effective treatment measures such as talk therapy to be offered to a greater extent instead of risking that mental health worsens, and that patient follow-up shall be a matter of course in the care process. It also wants to strengthen psychiatric resources and establish a national research programme on mental health. Reviewing the follow-up of psychopharmacology and improving support during tapering directly align with these commitments.

• therapy as treatment optiondecisive»Effektiva behandlingsåtgärder, i form av exempelvis samtalsterapi, bör i högre grad erbjudas för att den psykiska hälsan hos patienten inte ska riskera att försämras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Effective treatment measures, such as for example talk therapy, should to a greater extent be offered so that the patient's mental health does not risk worsening.”
• follow-up in care process»Uppföljning av patienter med suicidalt beteende bör också vara en självklar del av vårdprocessen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Follow-up of patients with suicidal behaviour should also be a matter of course in the care process.”
• resources for psychiatry»Stärka resurserna till psykiatrin« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen resources for psychiatry”
• research on mental health»Inrätta ett nationellt forskningsprogram inom området psykisk hälsa« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish a national research programme in the field of mental health”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.