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Department Health Protection

The Department Health Protection supports public health and health care for problems caused or aggravated by the environment, including indoor pollution, the working context and consumer products. We fulfill this mission through servicing including expert advice, through education and through applied research. Our main stakeholders are the hospitals, the ministries, and the services for occupational medicine in Luxembourg.

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The Department of Health Protection hosts two Services:

 

  • The Service “Environmental Hygiene and Human Biological Monitoring” carries out laboratory analyses – chemical and microbiological – in dust, air and surface samples (ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation). In parallel, the Service analyses the concentrations of substances or their metabolites directly in human medical samples, for example blood, urine, hair. The Service measures not only human biomarkers of exposure (ISO 15189 and ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation), but is expanding its portfolio of human biomarkers of effect relevant in the pathways of disease development and progression.

 

  • The Service “Medical Expertise and Data Intelligence” hosts the medical, epidemiological and toxicological expertise in environmental and occupational health/medicine. The Service supports the National Service for Environmental Medicine at the Hospital Center Emile Mayrisch (CHEM) and is in charge of the European science-policy programs and the epidemiological surveys in the general and working population in Luxembourg that include human biological monitoring and/or environmental/occupational exposure assessment.

A departmental administrative team and a departmental quality and technical coordination team support the Services and the department head.

 

Complaint procedure from our patients, prescribers and healthcare professionals

At the Department of Health Protection, we are committed to addressing complaints from patients, prescribers, and other external users in a transparent and efficient manner. To facilitate the resolution process, complaints must, in the best case, include the following details:

  • Order number or reference (if any)
  • Matricule or identification number or any relevant information allowing identification
  • Detailed description of the problem/complaint

How to file a complaint?

Complaints can be submitted in writing via email to info.subi@lns.etat.lu. Upon receipt, complaints are evaluated by the responsible staff.

And then?

An acknowledgment is sent to the complainant within 3 working days. Immediate actions may be taken if the solution is straightforward. More complex cases will undergo a thorough assessment, including root cause analysis and corrective actions.

Our commitment:

All complaints are handled impartially and reviewed by qualified personnel who are not involved in the subject of the complaint.

The Department of Health Protection and all its services continuously strive to satisfy their client and improve the quality of services.

Therefore, we would like to encourage you to provide your feedback to us in completing our client satisfaction survey, which can be accessed here: FR DE EN

 

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