lex Sarah
Swedish
editEtymology
editCompound of lex (“law”) + Sarah (“Sarah”), from Sarah Wägnert who in 1997 reported her employer for misconduct.
Noun
edit- (Sweden, law, healthcare) The colloquial term for a specific law; which states that an employee that is working with the elder or disabled is legally required to be vigilant regarding good care, safe environment and to report suspected misconduct.
- 2021 September 21, Annika Carpman, “Brukare fick ingen mat på 21 dagar – avled [Client received no food for 21 days - died]”, in Dagens Medicin[1]:
- Socialförvaltningen i Gällivare har anmält fallet enligt lex Sarah till Inspektionen för vård och omsorg, Ivo.
- The social administration in Gällivare has reported the case according to lex Sarah to the Swedish Health and Care Inspectorate, Ivo.
Derived terms
edit- lex Sarah-anmälan (“lex Sarah report”)
- lex Sarah-utredning (“lex Sarah investigation”)