Agder Health Network

The Collaboration Committee consists of the administrative and professional leadership in municipalities and healthcare enterprises, with the task of strategic collaboration on service development in Agder. The SSU is alternately led by the hospital and the municipalities for a 2-year period. The managing director of Sørlandet Hospital, Nina Mevold, leads the SSU in 2024-2025.

RepresentationWinter Solstice

The working committee has tasks related to case preparation, coordination, anchoring, and follow-up of the work in the Agder Health Community, including:

• Strategic Cooperation Committee
• The regional cooperation committees (RCs)
• Professional collaboration committees

Representatives AU-SSU​

setting up, coordination and follow-up of the work in the Health Community locally.

Professionals from the municipalities and the hospital are collaborating to increase the quality of services and coordination. The Strategic Collaboration Committee (SSU) decides which portfolio of professional collaboration committees is needed to achieve the strategic goals.

• Common overarching mandate for the professional collaboration committee​
• Model for structure and cooperation committee
  
  

Professional Collaboration Committee for Mental Health and Substance Abuse in Agder
: Leader: Ørjan Forssheim
Hamish Fossheim

Professional Collaboration Committee for Somatic Rehabilitation in Agder
Leader: Anne Kari Thommassen
: Anne.Kari.Thommassen@sshf.no

Medical-scientific cooperation committee
: Leader: Kjetil Juva
kjetil.juva@sshf.no

Professional Collaboration Committee for the Emergency Medical Chain
: Leader: Heidi Helene Hamre
Heidi.Helene.Hamre@arendal.kommune.no

Professional Cooperation Committee for Emergency Preparedness
: Leader: Tom Helge Vik Tollefsrud
tom.helge.vik.tollefsrud@sshf.no

Professional Collaboration Committee for Children and Young People
: Editor: Jon Wergeland
: jon.wergeland@kristiansand.kommune.no

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Professional Collaboration Committee for ICT
: Leader: Bjarne Vårdal
: Bjarne.Vardal@ddv.no​

setting up the Agder Health Community has in place the formal cooperation agreements between the municipalities and the health enterprise in accordance with the law and national guidelines.

KA Group's mandate

Representatives in KA

The leader of KA is Ellen Kristin Torgersen:: Ellen Kristin Torgersen

The working group's main task is to provide a knowledge base for the Agder Health Partnership so that it can make the best and strategically sound decisions on how to further develop collaboration in the services.

The working group's mandate

Report. Frail elderly and people with complex multimorbidity (2022)

Contact person: Susanne Sørensen Hernes, Director of Professional Services SSHF
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Collaboration coordinators for the municipalities

: Region Kristiansand
Nina FossCollaboration Coordinator Region Kristiansand
Janne B. Brunborg: , Assistant Director of Health and Well-being, Kristiansand Municipality
: Unn-Christin Melby, advisor dept. for development and support services, Lindesnes municipality

: Region Eastern Agder
Harry SvendsenAdvisor, Arendal Municipality

Region Setesdal
Ellen Benum, manager of Local Medical Services Setesdal

Region Lister
Kristina Aasprong OlsenCollaboration coordinator, Helsenettverket Lister

 

Collaboration section SSHF:

Mirjam Smedsrød
Collaboration Manager

: Marianne Næsland Formanek
Advisor

: Kirsten Sola
Interaction physician

​Kjetil Juva
Head of the Collaborative Care Arrangement (SLO)

 

Clinic contacts collaboration via SSHF:

Somatic SSA
. Lasse Svenstrup Andersen
Advisor - OU Klinikk Arendal staff

Somatic SSC
: Agate Folgerø
Advisor – adm. Kristiansand Clinic staff

Somatikk SSF
: Marie Solvik
Advisor - adm. Flekkefjord Clinic staff

KPH, mental health clinic
Kjersti Sandsdalen
Advisor - adm KPH clinic management

PTSD, Prehospital Services
: Bjørn-Erik Evensen
Specialist Consultant - Administrative Prehospital Staff

Medical service clinic
Lene Uleberg Nerhus
Advisor – adm, Clinical Service Unit Shared

ICT
: Fredrikke Coward
Advisor, ICT. Clinical ICT

The organizational department
Bente Jahnsen
Unit Leader, Competence Unit

Each year, the Health Partnership organizes meetings for political and administrative leaders in municipalities and healthcare enterprises. The focus is on dialogue regarding central health policy areas important for the region, as well as information for the political level and anchoring of strategic thinking and choices.

: Partnership meetings in 2025 will be held:

• March 27th in Lillesand
• : October 24th in Kristiansand

The funding should stimulate and strengthen collaboration between municipalities and healthcare providers on service development and good patient pathways.

See recruitment and collaboration grants