Caring Services Professor a sounding board for minister
Published Mar 09, 2020
Britt Östlund, Professor of Technology in Health Care, has been appointed a member of the government’s elderly care research council.
The council is one way the government is looking to make better use of research that can improve quality of life for the elderly. The new council consists of 15 researchers altogether, who should act as a sounding board for Lena Hallengren, Minister for Health and Social Affairs.
The council will address issues such as how elderly care of the future should be developed, the prevention of diseases, and how to help more people stay in good health.