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A specially designed building for patients with brain and spinal cord injuries

​On 21 June, the Capital Region of Denmark inaugurated the Bodil Eskesen Centre. The building will provide brain and spinal cord injury patients with completely new facilities built to cater to their specific treatment and rehabilitation.

Strategic collaboration to bring the digital and technological expertise closer to patients

​The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and Copenhagen University Hospital – Rigshospitalet have paved the way for even closer collaboration between the university and hospitals in the Capital Region of Denmark on education, research, innovation and treatment

Six proposals to make public transport more attractive

In January, the Capital Region of Denmark invited a number of citizens and municipal politicians to recommend how to make public transport more attractive. Their recommendations are now ready, and they include one simple ticketing system, better signage in stations, and traffic lights that give priority to busses.​

New survey: Chronic diseases strike unevenly across social classes

​A major survey has revealed that unemployed citizens in the capital region with a short-cycle education are more likely to have chronic diseases such as diabetes, COPD, arthritis and anxiety disorder.

Pregnant women given climate-friendly nitrous oxide at Hvidovre Hospital

​The pain-relieving nitrous oxide offered to women in labour at Denmark's largest maternity department at Hvidovre Hospital is now more climate-friendly. Last Wednesday, new equipment was introduced that breaks down the environmentally harmful substances in nitrous oxide. At the same time, following a two-year delay, it was possible to celebrate that woman can again receive nitrous oxide during childbirth after more than a decade.

Vaccination against COVID-19, influenza and pneumococcal disease

See where and how you can get vaccinated.

Cultural projects to promote child and youth wellbeing in the Capital Region of Denmark

​The Regional Council in the Capital Region of Denmark has granted DKK 3.3 million to ten projects. The cultural projects will offer cultural experiences and fellowship for children and adolescents who are not doing well or who are outside the community.

Vaccinations close to where people live: Citizens can get a vaccination at their GP, your pharmacy or at a vaccination centre

​Residents at care centres and people aged 85 and older are now getting their COVID-19 shot. From 1 October, citizens can get their COVID-19, flu and pneumococcal vaccinations at vaccination centres, pharmacies and general practitioners in the Capital Region of Denmark.

After the shooting incident at Field's

​The Copenhagen Police will keep you posted on the situation. Please follow the instructions provided by the authorities. If you need crisis counselling, please find the necessary contact information below.

Better pathway for children and adolescents with acquired brain injury

​Capital Region of Denmark has earmarked funds for a new project to elucidate whether children and adolescents with acquired brain injury are receiving the right rehabilitation and follow-up. The aim is stronger collaboration and better cohesion across sectors to benefit children and young people with brain injuries.

Important information on coronavirus

About visits, cancellations and symptoms.

Yearly test of the warning sirens May 4, 12:00 - МИ ВИПРОБОВУЄМО СИРЕНИ 4 травня о 12:00

​There is no danger when you hear the warning sirens on May 4. We test the system. Це лише випробування!​

New laboratory delivers blood test results in one hour

​In future, patients at Bispebjerg Hospital will not have to wait long for the results of their blood tests. One of Europe’s largest fully automated blood test laboratories has just opened, guaranteeing faster blood test results and therefore faster diagnosis and treatment.

Rigshospitalet opens new North Wing

​In the presence of HM The Queen, the new treatment building with almost 200 private rooms and 33 modern operating theatres opened on 14 January 2020.

New regional partnership accelerates climate change adaptation in Denmark

​Who should pay for climate change adaptation in Denmark? And how is it possible to cooperate on watercourses that do not respect municipal borders? A new initiative from the Capital Region of Denmark will help answer these questions.

Capital Region of Denmark increases number of general practitioners

​The aging population means a need for more general practitioners. The Capital Region of Denmark will expand by nine new medical practices in 2020.

More patients in the Capital Region of Denmark to be treated at home and avoid acute hospital admissions

​Together with the 29 municipalities in the Capital Region of Denmark, the Region and the general practitioners’ organisation (PLO-H) are to strengthen collaboration on acute patients

Specialist midwives for parents giving birth at home in the Capital Region of Denmark

​A new regional scheme for giving birth at home has just been launched

Artificial intelligence (AI) helps cancer patients to gentler and more optimal radiation therapy

​Herlev and Gentofte Hospital is the first in the world to offer a very special technology, thanks to a major tendering procedure for 17 radiation devices organised by the Capital Region of Denmark two years ago, and thanks to efficient introduction of the latest technology by the hospital.

Closer collaboration for pregnant women

​Collaboration agreements between general practitioners, the region and the municipality early on in the process work, and we need more of these.

Hospital departments in the Capital Region of Denmark are cutting down on antibiotics

​After two years’ focus on the issue, several departments have cut down on their use of antibiotics. One department has cut consumption by as much as 64%.

Capital Region of Denmark opens new Centre for Contemplation and Faith

​Patients and their relatives now have a free space at Herlev Hospital with room for quiet reflection and conversation when life gets hard.

Co-creation to renew how politicians develop policies in the Capital Region of Denmark

​The Capital Region of Denmark is to set up four task committees across the region. The committees will be working closely with citizens and they will work together on solutions that can be used across the region and hospitals.

Capital Region of Denmark to put an end to conventional transport planning

​A new plan from the Capital Region of Denmark will make space for 20% more commuters in 2035 by combining the train, bus, light railway, metro and bicycle with private car-share schemes and car pools.

New municipal hotline on rehabilitation after severe brain injury

​Rigshospitalet is launching a task force of specialists to help enhance the quality of municipal rehabilitation for citizens with serious brain injury.

Patient satisfaction on the increase in the Capital Region of Denmark

​The annual patient satisfaction survey in the Capital Region of Denmark shows improved results in half of the areas included in the survey. It also shows that nothing has got worse in any of the areas surveyed.

New lorries run on manure from pigs and cows

​On Friday 1 March, the first of the Capital Region of Denmark’s 11 new biogas lorries hit the streets. The lorries run on manure from pigs and cows and they both pollute far less and make far less noise than normal lorries.

Denmark's top apprentices and trainees to compete in Copenhagen in 2020

​Danish Championship in Skills: The country’s top apprentices will be found when the Danish Championships for builders are held in Copenhagen in 2020. Skilled workers are in short supply in the Danish labour market. Copenhagen hopes that this prestigious competition will inspire even more young people to become skilled tradesmen.

Tailored medicine for individuals

​Personalised medicines are crucial to the development of new and improved treatment procedures in tomorrow’s healthcare system. This is why the Capital Region of Denmark, Region Zealand, the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen and the Technical University of Denmark have teamed up to establish a solid framework to develop tailored personalised medicines to benefit patients.

Socially disadvantaged to have their own council

​The Regional Council of the Capital Region of Denmark has decided to establish a special council focusing upon socially disadvantaged citizens. The council has a broad foundation of 12 representatives from voluntary organisations, as well as municipal and regional bodies. The Capital Region of Denmark is the first Danish region to set up a council for the disadvantaged.

Capital Region of Denmark increases the number of practising doctors

​In 2019, the Capital Region of Denmark will again increase capacity to enable establishment of 11 new medical practices. This was decided by Committee for Prevention and Cohesion on the basis of the annual survey of general practitioner coverage and a forecast of the number of GPs required in the coming five years.

More patients receive personal telephone coaching to avoid readmission to hospital

​More patients are now receiving personal coaching and advice by phone as part of the project Aktiv Patientstøtte (Active Patient Support). This telephone contact can lead to a better quality of life for patients and prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.

The Capital Region of Denmark welcomes user representatives

​Politicians in the Regional Council have decided to continue to including patient representatives and patient relative representatives in the main decision-making for at the region’s hospitals.

Prevention can counter health inequalities between ethnic Danish children and children of immigrants and descendants of imm

​A new report shows that there are no great health differences between new-borns of ethnic Danish parents and those of immigrants and their descendants. However, study results show that differences begin to emerge at elementary school, and the data indicates the advantages of better preventive treatments after the first year.

Politicians in the Capital Region of Denmark earmark DKK 72 mill. for hospitals

​Last Friday, politicians in the Regional Council earmarked DKK 72 million for, among other things, better conditions for women in labour and their families at maternity departments, more hands at gastrointestinal departments, shorter waiting times for hearing aids, and places at a hospice for children and young people with serious and life-threatening diseases.

Capital Region of Denmark earmarks DKK 7 bn. for hospital renovation

​The Regional Council has set budget negotiations in motion by earmarking DKK 7 bn. over the next ten years to renovate the hospitals run by the Capital Region of Denmark. Patients, the climate and employees will all benefit.

New municipal acute team to treat people at home

​On 13 August, Gentofte, Gladsaxe and Rudersdal municipalities will be launching a new, common acute team to move out and treat acutely ill patients in their own homes.

Physical restraint used on fewer patients in Capital Region of Denmark

​New figures from the Danish Health Data Authority show that the use of physical restraint in the Capital Region of Denmark continues to fall

A modern health service needs many hands - not just "cold" and "warm"

​DEBATE: New management of the health service will build on more liberal frameworks, and acknowledgement that creating a modern and human health service requires many different “hands”. This is particularly important to remember now, when regional budgets are again to be negotiated.

More resources for cancer treatment

​The Capital Region of Denmark has set aside a sizable amount to employ more people at the region’s cancer departments.

Agreement on Greater Copenhagen Light Rail now a reality

​The government, the Capital Region of Denmark and 11 municipalities have signed a joint agreement on a light railway for the capital region.

Historically large genetic analysis to improve treatment of heart patients

​Researchers from the Capital Region of Denmark and the University of Copenhagen are launching Denmark's largest genetic study of blood samples from around 120,000 cardiovascular patients. The study can be used to customise patient treatment, improve diagnostic evaluation and treatment of cardiovascular diseases as well as limit unnecessary preventive treatment.

New opening hours for pharmacies

​With effect from 1 January 2018, all pharmacies in Denmark will have new opening hours. This means altered opening hours for a number of pharmacies in the Capital Region of Denmark, including pharmacies which were previously open 24/7 or which had on-call services. Steno Apotek by Copenhagen Central Station will still be open 24/7.

After a recount, the election committee has approved the election results for the Capital Region of Denmark

​A tight race between two candidates from the Social Democratic Party resulted in a recount yesterday. The recount has now been completed and the election committee has approved the election results.

Mobile emergency treatment facility in a 30-tonne truck

​A new mobile treatment facility can rapidly be deployed to major accidents and supplement ordinary emergency services at large popular events.

More patients and health professionals to have Accessibility

​One fifth of the Danish population have disabilities that mean they have to know about physical access routes when they visit a new place alone.

Capital Region of Denmark enters agreement to ensure compliance with social clauses

​The Capital Region of Denmark and Bygge- Anlægs- og Trækartellet (a collaboration between unions in the building industry (BAT)) have entered into an agreement to ensure compliance with the region’s social clauses. The agreement will help secure occupational safety and health, and good working conditions, and it will guard against under-paying foreign labour.

BørneRiget will be playfully logical and designed for children young people pregnant women and their families

​The new hospital wing for children, young people and expecting mothers at Rigshospitalet - BørneRiget - will have a very special characteristic. The building is shaped as two hands gathering all children, young people and pregnant women under one roof and embracing the whole family.

New agreement on developing artificial intelligence in the healthcare sector

Politicians in the Capital Region of Denmark have recently adopted a framework agreement with IBM on developing artificial intelligence for the healthcare sector. The agreement sets an economic framework of DKK 30 million over five years to finance collaborative projects on artificial intelligence.

Bispebjerg Hospital perhaps to have its own maternity department

​The Regional Council in the Capital Region of Denmark has agreed to review the long-term structure and capacity of the maternity area given the increasing population in the Greater Copenhagen Area.
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