1. 8 th Nordic Conference H:S Hvidovre Hospital 1 The reform of 1970 zTasks to be placed as near to the citizen as possible zOnly one local level: The Municipalities zMainly one regional level: The counties

2. 8 th Nordic Conference H:S Hvidovre Hospital 2 Geographically zNow z16 Regions z275 Municipalities z Future z 5 Regions z Municipalities with +30.000 inhabitants

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4. 8 th Nordic Conference H:S Hvidovre Hospital 4 5 Regions

5. 8 th Nordic Conference H:S Hvidovre Hospital 5 Functions in the regions zNow zHospitals zPrimary health care zYouth Education zEnvironmental regulation and care zSpecialized social care z Future z Hospitals z Primary health care

6. 8 th Nordic Conference H:S Hvidovre Hospital 6 Governance in the regions zNow zDirectly elected county councils z Future z Directly elected regional councils

7. 8 th Nordic Conference H:S Hvidovre Hospital 7 Financing the regions zNow zRegions levy own taxes z Future z Governmental grants z Payment from municipalities

8. 8 th Nordic Conference H:S Hvidovre Hospital 8 Timeline for the changes z2004 Legislation to be made in Parliament z2005 Elections to both old and new bodies z2006 Start up and implementation of new bodies z1st of January 2007: New structure in function