It was employees at the hospital who notified the directorate of repeated breaches of the radiation protection regulations. – This type of warning is serious and can have unfortunate consequences, writes subject director Eva G. Friberg in a statement also sent to news. DSA chose to open a supervisory case, and now the preliminary report is ready, according to Aftenposten. Sharp increase The inspectorate concludes, among other things, that there has been a sharp increase in unwanted incidents. They also found repeated violations of proper, justified and optimized radiation use. The Directorate for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety does not want to provide more details until the report is ready. – But we can confirm that we have uncovered serious conditions related to proper and justified medical radiation use, writes Friberg. Aftenposten has gained access to several of the incidents that have directly affected patients: One patient received an unnecessary dose of radiation since the examination was carried out twice. One patient received an extra radiation dose and could not do the examination. It is St. Olav who himself has linked the events to challenges with the Health Platform. Final report coming soon The management at the hospital does not wish to comment on the matter for the time being. DSA carried out inspections at the hospital from 1 to 3 November. – Our preliminary inspection report has now been sent to St. Olav, so that they can comment on it and correct any factual errors or misunderstandings, writes Friberg. The deadline for input is set for 9 January 2024. – We will elaborate on the findings further after we have received feedback from St. Olav and completed the inspection report. We aim to publish the final report as soon as possible.
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– Serious conditions related to radiation use at St. Olav’s hospital, according to report – news Trøndelag – Local news, TV and radio
