Health and healthcare

In Värmland, there are 30 or so clinics which are quality assured and approved within Hälsoval Värmland. The majority of visits to doctors take place there. There are also emergency hospitals in Arvika, Karlstad and Torsby.

Go to 1177.se/varmland for information on the Internet

Take a look at 1177.se/varmland for all the information you'll need as a patient:

My care contacts, as e-services so that you can cancel appointments, get repeat prescriptions and contact your clinic
contact details for the various departments at your clinic
facts and advice on various diseases, problems, examinations and treatments
patient information about your rights at the clinic
topics which include more in-depth information on various issues, such as children and parents, pregnancy or teeth.

Phone 1177 for health advice over the phone

You can call 1177 24 hours a day to contact the health advisory service by telephone. Experienced nurses there can answer your questions and help you to find what you need.

Hälsoval Värmland

Hälsoval Värmland allows you to choose the clinic that suits you best. You can choose one that's run by the county council, or one that's run by a private company on behalf of the county council. Fill in a selection form and hand it in or send it to the clinic where you want to be a patient. You can also switch directly to the clinic.

Everyone with a with civil registration entry in the county of Värmland is registered with a clinic. If you haven't made an active choice, you'll be placed with the clinic in your municipality which nearest to where your civil registration entry is lodged. You can choose whichever clinic you like in the county, and you can swap at any time.

What the clinics have to offer

The clinics affiliated with Hälsoval Värmland should offer you a broad selection of healthcare and nursing. For example, this includes:

GP surgeries and district nursing clinics
child healthcare clinics (BVC)
midwives' clinics (BMM)
youth clinics and family centres.

If you fall ill

1. Phone first!
You should consult your clinic in the first instance when you fall ill or if you're injured during the daytime. At other times of the day, call the clinic's information line on 1177. If you're seriously injured or sick and need an ambulance, you should call 112.

More telephone numbers and information services:

Health advice via text telephone +46 (0) 771 11 77 99
Information on poisons +46 (0) 8 33 12 31
Medication advice +46 (0) 771 450 450

2. Book appointments, contact your clinic
If you want to book an appointment so that samples can be taken, so that you can see a doctor, etc. contact your clinic in the first instance.

3. Visit a specialist clinic
If you've already been given a referral and are attending a special clinic for treatment, you'll find contact details for the relevant clinic under the name of the hospital that it belongs to.