Follow-up of the national family carer strategy

The plan points out that relatives, especially women, are forced to take an ever greater responsibility when healthcare is insufficient, and wants to invest in higher quality in care to achieve a better division of roles between professional care and relatives. It establishes that both users and relatives should be able to live as free lives as possible and that support should always be available. A follow-up that ensures family support is continued aligns with that commitment.

• reduce carers' burdendecisive»När vården inte räcker till tvingas anhöriga, särskilt kvinnor, att ta ett allt större ansvar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“When healthcare is insufficient, relatives, especially women, are forced to take an ever greater responsibility.”
• better role division in care»Vi vill investera i högre kvalitet i omsorgen för äldre och personer med« (party programme ↗)“We want to invest in higher quality in care for elderly and people with”
• support for users and relatives»brukare och anhöriga kan leva så fria liv som möjligt.« (party programme ↗)“users and relatives can live as free lives as possible.”
• security in support throughout life»Alla ska känna sig trygga i att det finns stöd att få när vi behöver det.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone should feel secure that there is support to be had when we need it.”

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.

Carer support as such is not addressed in the plan, but the election manifesto is built on the state ensuring that care is equally good throughout the country and that oversight is strengthened to guarantee quality. A strategic follow-up of how the carer strategy is implemented is precisely such an instrument to control that the commitment is fulfilled. The conclusion is derived from the plan's general care and follow-up commitments, not from a stated requirement.

• state responsibility for equivalent caredecisive»Vi vill ha en ny äldreomsorgslag som säkerställer att alla får en lika bra omsorg i hela landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want a new elderly care act that ensures everyone gets equally good care throughout the country”
• strengthened follow-up and oversight»Tillsynen av sjukvården ska växlas upp för att garantera kvaliteten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Oversight of healthcare shall be strengthened to guarantee quality.”
• support to relieve carers»Vi ska säkra rätten till personlig assistans och arbeta vidare med förslagen om att förbättra sjukersättningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall secure the right to personal assistance and continue working on proposals to improve sickness allowance.”
• equivalent care nationwide»Alla invånare i hela landet ska ha likvärdig tillgång till skola, vård och omsorg.« (party programme ↗)“All residents throughout the country shall have equivalent access to schools, healthcare and care.”

The election manifesto identifies those who need to care for a relative as among those whose safety net is insufficient, and the party programme requires that relatives should feel seen and have their wishes met. The plan also establishes that the quality of the welfare system should constantly be monitored. A strategic follow-up of how the relatives' strategy is implemented is just such a tool to advance support to relatives, and the counter-proposal's demand is thereby in line with the plan.

• relatives' needs should be metdecisive»De anhöriga ska känna sig sedda och deras önskemål tillmötesgås så långt som det är möjligt.« (party programme ↗)“Relatives should feel seen and their wishes met as far as possible.”
• support for caring for a relative»Det visar sig snabbt för den som till exempel förlorar jobbet, blir långvarigt sjuk eller behöver vårda en närstående.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It becomes clear quickly for someone who, for example, loses their job, becomes chronically ill, or needs to care for a relative.”
• continuous monitoring of the welfare system»Kvaliteten ska ständigt följas upp med olika slags verktyg.« (party programme ↗)“Quality should constantly be monitored using various tools.”
• strengthened care and nursing»förbättra vård och omsorg för äldre och stärka resurserna till hemsjukvården.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“improve care and nursing for the elderly and strengthen resources for home healthcare.”

The caregiver strategy is not mentioned in the plan, but the plan states that quality in healthcare and elderly care shall be raised and that the state shall take greater responsibility for support to people with disability actually working. Strategic follow-up of how caregiver support is implemented lies in line with that responsibility and with the plan's goal of secure care throughout life. The demand is moreover limited to follow-up and does not concern the principal responsibility, which the plan wants to leave untouched.

• state responsibility for supportdecisive»Du som har en funktionsnedsättning ska få det stöd du behöver, och staten ska ta ett större ansvar för att LSS fungerar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“If you have a disability you shall receive the support you need, and the state shall take greater responsibility for LSS to work.”
• raised quality in care»Kvaliteten i sjukvården och äldreomsorgen ska lyftas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Quality in healthcare and elderly care shall be raised.”
• secure old age»Alla ska kunna få en trygg ålderdom med hög livskvalitet och värdighet.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone shall be able to get a secure old age with high quality of life and dignity.”
• care close to the person»Vi vill försvara valfriheten inom vård och omsorg och bedriva verksamheten nära vårdtagarna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to defend choice in care and healthcare and conduct the activity close to those being cared for.”

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 commits that support for relatives needs to be improved and that family support shall be part of the care guarantee. A strategic follow-up of how the family care strategy is implemented is a means for precisely that commitment, even though the plan does not express itself on follow-up forms. The plan is silent on the committee's reference to ongoing work with the social services law.

• improved family supportdecisive»Stödet till anhöriga som tar hand om sina nära behöver förbättras.« (party programme ↗)“Support for relatives who care for their loved ones needs to be improved.”
• family support in the care guarantee»Anhörigstödet ska ingå i« (party programme ↗)“Family support shall be part of”
• more secure elder care»Mer trygghet i äldreomsorgen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More security in elder care.”
• care against loneliness»Äldreomsorgen ska bidra till att bryta ofrivillig ensamhet.« (party programme ↗)“Elder care shall contribute to breaking involuntary loneliness.”

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 describes the care efforts of family members as an invaluable asset that needs to be utilized, made visible and encouraged, and requires well-developed care with support for family members. The plan also establishes that evaluation and follow-up are important political tasks. A strategic follow-up of the national family support strategy thus follows from the plan's commitments.

• family members' efforts are utilizeddecisive»Anhörigas vårdinsatser är en ovärderlig tillgång« (party programme ↗)“Family members' care efforts are an invaluable asset”
• make family support visible»som behöver tas tillvara, synliggöras och uppmuntras.« (party programme ↗)“that need to be utilized, made visible and encouraged.”
• follow-up as a political task»medborgarnas intresse. Utvärdering, kostnadsuppföljning och kvalitetskontroll är därför viktiga politiska« (party programme ↗)“citizens' interest. Evaluation, cost follow-up and quality control are therefore important political”
• well-developed elderly care»väl utbyggd med hemtjänst och hemsjukvård, olika former av dagverksamhet samt ett varierat utbud av boendeformer.« (party programme ↗)“well-developed with home care and home healthcare, various forms of daily activities and a varied range of housing options.”

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 family care strategy is not mentioned in the plan, so the position must be derived. The nearest guiding principle is that welfare exists for those who are vulnerable and that there must always be a way back, combined with the plan's line that support structures around vulnerable people should be strengthened and followed up. A strategic follow-up of how family care support is implemented is a limited and follow-up demand that is in line with this. Therefore, the plan supports the demand, but the ground is weak.

• responsibility for the disadvantageddecisive»Det ska alltid finnas en väg tillbaka för den som misslyckats« (party programme ↗)“There must always be a way back for those who have failed”
• strengthened support functions»Stärka Bris nationella stödlinje och andra stödlinjer så att de kan hålla öppet dygnet runt« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen Bris national support line and other support lines so they can be open 24/7”
• continuity in elderly care»Se till att den patientansvariga läkarkontakten ska utgöra navet i äldres sjukvård« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Make sure that the responsible physician contact forms the core of care for the elderly”

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 clear results and demonstrable citizen benefit for every public investment, which is precisely what a strategic follow-up of the family care strategy would provide. The plan furthermore lifts the family's role in care and that relatives' and volunteer organisations' efforts must be utilised. The requirement for follow-up thus lies in line with the plan, even though the family care strategy is not mentioned.

• results demands on public investmentsdecisive»Begära tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Demand clear results for every public investment”
• citizen benefit in welfare»Sverigedemokraterna vill koncentrera de offentliga utgifterna till välfärdens hjärta och begära tydlig medborgarnytta för alla satsningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to concentrate public spending on the heart of welfare and demand clear citizen benefit for all investments.”
• family's role in care»Synen på familjens starka roll och gemenskap i sammanhanget ska inte förringas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The view on the family's strong role and community in this context should not be diminished.”
• family care efforts utilised»Frivilligorganisationer som anhörigföreningar och andra volontärinsatser är viktiga« (party programme ↗)“Volunteer organisations such as family care associations and other volunteer efforts are important”

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.