The unusual doctor’s visit in a Romsdal municipality has now become a matter for both the police and the National Health Inspectorate. According to the Norwegian Health Authority, the female patient said that the examination last autumn was of the rare variety. She must have had pain in her ribs and suspected fractures. When she came in to see the doctor, he allegedly responded by massaging her breasts and nipples. The doctor also allegedly asked her if she put on a lot of weight on herself – and gave her his phone number. For the time being, news has not been able to get any comments from the doctor himself. The police have charged the doctor The police have been investigating the case since last autumn, and the doctor is charged with breaching the Health Personnel Act and sexual intercourse without consent. He has not yet been charged. – When the police receive reports that health personnel have committed sexual acts while providing health care, it is taken seriously. It is important that people feel safe when they seek health care, says police lawyer Vibeke Olsen Fagervold. – Do they suspect that the doctor has abused others? – There is no stopping point for that, she says. Police lawyer Vibeke Olsen Fagervold at Møre and Romsdal police district. Photo: Synnøve Hole / news Recently, several doctors have been wanted by the police because of suspicions of sexual abuse against their patients. In Trøndelag, a doctor has been temporarily stripped of his authorization and charged with abusing a number of patients. In Sunnmøre, a GP was sentenced to prison earlier this year for abusing his position to obtain sex. Losing authorization as a doctor Just last year, 11 doctors, nurses and other health workers lost their authorization due to sexual abuse. This is shown by figures from the Norwegian Health Authority. The doctor in Romsdal ends up in the statistics for 2022. The Norwegian Health Authority has now decided to withdraw his authorization. The Norwegian Health Authority believes the woman and disregards the fact that she has misinterpreted what happened. In the conclusion, it shows, among other things, that she went straight to the police. She must have explained in detail several times about what should have happened. Department director Anne Myhr in the National Health Inspectorate believes the doctor has shown a serious lack of judgement. Photo: press photo – By carrying out sexual acts in patient treatment, you have shown a lack of respect for the patient’s integrity, and you have abused the trust the patient has shown you, writes Department Director Anne Myhr in the State Health Inspectorate to the doctor, stating: – Your behavior in this situation testifies to an inability to set one’s own limits, a lack of impulse control and a serious failure of judgement. The doctor has worked in the Norwegian healthcare system for over ten years. Now he loses the right to be a doctor in Norway. At the same time, the healthcare system in the rest of Europe is notified of the case. The doctor denies everything The doctor denies having done something wrong, and claims that the patient was very stressed during the doctor’s appointment. He has nothing left for the police case: “The charge appears … as very little justified and without an understanding of what a medical examination entails,” he wrote to the Norwegian Health Inspectorate. The state administrator in Møre og Romsdal has previously investigated eight other cases against the doctor, without establishing that he has broken the law. This time the conclusion is different.
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A doctor must have massaged the patient’s nipples – The Norwegian Health Authority takes the doctor’s authorization – news Møre og Romsdal – Local news, TV and radio
