– UNN has not yet reported the doctor, but will do so. We have so far chosen to prioritize the re-examination and follow-up of affected patients, she says to news. It was TV 2 that first mentioned the notified review. In December last year, the doctor was stripped of his authorization as a doctor and specialist in radiology. He had then worked as a substitute in the X-ray department at UNN – from his home office – for several years. The doctor has also been stripped of his authorization in Denmark, while the Swedish authorities are investigating him. Until now, UNN has gone through 560 of at least 1,000 examinations in which the substitute doctor has been involved between December 2021 and August 2023. Serious errors have been found in twelve of the examinations. Among other things, the doctor is said to have overlooked a 3.5 centimeter tumor on the pancreas of a patient, after opening the examination for just twelve seconds. This is the case Until now, UNN has gone through 560 of the investigations the substitute doctor has been involved in between December 2021 and August 2023. In twelve of them, they have uncovered serious errors. Five of the patients have died, without the hospital being able to uncover a connection between the translated X-ray findings and the cause of death. The last seven have been reassessed, and some have carried out new investigations. UNN has concluded that the doctor’s sloppiness has not led to worsened prognoses for these patients. An internal notice at UNN in the autumn of 2023 led to the hospital discovering that the substitute doctor had spent what they refer to as an unreasonably short time to ensure the quality of X-rays. UNN reported the case to the State Administrator in Troms and Finnmark, who after a short time sent the case to the National Health Inspectorate. In December 2023, they decide to temporarily withdraw the doctor’s authorization as a doctor and specialist in radiology. Five of the patients whose X-rays were to be reviewed by the substitute doctor have died, but the hospital has not found a direct connection between the translated X-ray findings and the causes of death. – It is a very serious matter which we have followed closely, said acting managing director Snorre Manskow Sollid at the University Hospital of Northern Norway in a press release at the end of July. Published 06.08.2024, at 18.46
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UNN announces notification of substitute doctor – news Troms and Finnmark
