Before Christmas last year, Finn Skårderud lost his authorization and the right to practice as a doctor and psychiatrist, after several notices against him from former patients. Skårderud has appealed the decision. In addition, there is another police case against him that has not yet been decided. Skårderud was reported to the police by former patients Victoria Nordberg and Hilde Rød-Larsen. The public prosecutor has now transferred the case to Hilde Rød-Larsen, news can confirm. The public prosecutor has not yet reached a decision in Victoria Nordberg’s case. – The State Attorney’s decision is a definitive end point for Hilde Rød-Larsen’s legal proceedings against the psychiatrist, says Skårderud’s lawyer, Halvard Helle, to news. news has and has been in contact with the whistleblowers’ assistance lawyer Mette Yvonne Larsen, who has so far not commented. LOST AUTHORIZATION: Finn Skårderud. Photo: Aftenposten Reported for abuse of power Hilde Rød-Larsen reported Skårderud for abuse of her power according to § 295 of the Penal Code. Rød-Larsen and Skårderud have always agreed that there has not been a patient-doctor relationship between the two. But Rød-Larsen has maintained that Skårderud abused his position as a psychiatrist to have sex with her when she was ill with an eating disorder. In Rød-Larsen’s report to the police it states, among other things: “There has not been a formal patient relationship with Skårderud treating and Rød-Larsen as patient. The provisions of § 295 letter a nevertheless also cover abuse of relationships of dependence or trust. ‘Relationship of dependence’ includes various forms of personal dependence on the perpetrator.” Skårderud has always opposed the debts. He has complained about the Norwegian Health Authority’s decision to take away his authorisation. – Substantial lack of professional insight The State Administrator in Oslo and Viken opened an inspection against Skårderud in January 2023. In June, the first inspection cases were sent to the Norwegian Health Authority. In December 2023, his medical authorization was taken from him. The Norwegian Health Authority believed that Skårderud had acted contrary to what is reasonable in the Health Personnel Act for a total of 11 patients. Skårderud lost the opportunity to treat patients as a psychiatrist. They based this on “significant lack of professional insight”, “irresponsible operations”, “significant breaches of duty”, and due to “behavior which is considered not to be in accordance with professional practice”. This is what the Norwegian Health Authority wrote to Skårderud in the decision, which is in du form, it says that the Norwegian Health Authority sees a pattern that has characterized Skårderud’s professional practice over a long period of time. – The National Health Inspectorate believes that the deficiencies in health care related to several key aspects such as history taking, evaluation, treatment planning, follow-up, requisitioning of addictive drugs, record keeping and understanding of roles are extensive, recurring and serious. In the decision, they write that healthcare personnel who have had behavior that violates intimacy and have a deficient understanding of their role will have a lack of trust with future patients. – In your statements on the matter linked to your understanding of your role, you have maintained that you could not, or should not, have acted differently. Overall, we believe there is a risk that you will insist on your flawed and irresponsible professional practice towards future patients and will also not be able to distinguish between your professional and your private role. After the New Year, Skårderud complained to the National Complaints Agency for the Health Service. He believes that he is not unfit to practice the profession of doctor, nor does he pose a risk to patient safety. The complaint has not yet been dealt with. Helfo investigates payments After he lost his authorization, Helfo opened a so-called follow-up inspection against Skårderud. They are investigating, following a tip from the police, whether he may have received payments from the state to which he is not entitled, for treatment hours that should not have taken place. Between 2018 and 2022, Skårderud was paid NOK 6.12 million for treating patients on behalf of the public sector. Skårderud was asked to submit documentation of the patient treatments. – Helfo control is now at an initial clarification stage in the control, says section manager Cecilie Eriksen Brodal.
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Hilde Rød-Larsen’s case against Skårderud dropped – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country
