Before the summer, Region Norrbotten was threatened with a fine of 10 million kroner by the Swedish Care Inspectorate, IVO, if they could not report that 180 care places were available at Sunderby Hospital.
The region believes that they have completed the task, but employees with good transparency believe that the care places may have existed on paper - but not in reality due to staff shortages.
Promises 200 places at Sunderbyn
Now the Health Care Party, the Moderate Party and the Center Party want the new regional director to map all care places in the whole of Norrbotten and make sure that 200 places are available at Sunderby Hospital.
- Several millions are now being put into salary revisions and we are making additions of various kinds permanent.
We would never have managed that if we hadn't had the changeover and freed up financial resources, says Kenneth Backgård (SJVP).
The opposition: "It's populism"
During the board meeting, the Social Democrats were strongly critical of the fact that the proposal for more care places was presented 25 days before the election.
They believe that the board voted down similar proposals last summer and instead want the issue to be investigated further and dealt with after the election.
- They have had four years to submit and implement proposals.
Calling an extra board meeting 25 days before the election is populism, says Johannes Sundelin (S).
This is how Backgård responds to the criticism
The Health Care Party, on the other hand, believes that it is about the fact that there is now money within the region to make major changes.
- Of course, they don't like that we have such an economy that we can recruit, change, raise wages and create care places, says Kenneth Backgård (SJVP).
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In the clip, you hear the Social Democrats' Johannes Sundelin who believes that Kenneth Backgård (SJVP) is acting in a populist manner regarding the nursing homes in Norrbotten.
Photo: Jimmy Bäckström/SVT