This is revealed in a preliminary report from the Norwegian Health Authority, to which news has gained access. “We perceive some of the conditions we have uncovered as critical … and which must be corrected in order to meet the requirement for proper services according to §2-2 of the Specialist Health Services Act,” the report states. These problems are highlighted: Locked record when used simultaneously Lack of control over waiting lists, referrals and messages to external Medicines Administration – I am satisfied that the inspectorate has identified the same areas as critical, as managers and employees at St. Olav have done. This means that we have a consistent experience of the situation, and emphasizes the importance of improvements and corrections taking place as quickly as possible. This is what the director of St. Olav’s hospital, Grethe Aasved, says in a press release. The Norwegian Health Authority confirms to news that they have sent the hospital a preliminary report. They do not wish to comment on the content at this time. Inspections at the hospital began last week. Grete Aasved is director at St. Olav’s hospital. Photo: Gorm Kallestad / NTB “Critical conditions” According to the report, the Norwegian Health Authority considers that the challenges threaten patient safety at both St. Olav’s and the businesses the hospital exchanges information with. “We assume that the challenges are already known to a large extent to the health organization and Helse Midt-Norge RHF. Based on the seriousness of the situation, we still find reason to point out the need for the aforementioned conditions to be rectified as soon as possible.” The Norwegian Health Authority requests that the managers at St. Olav’s hospital provide feedback on the report by 1 March. “Irrespective of the health authority’s feedback on the preliminary report, we ask that the management at St. Olavs take immediate measures for the critical conditions that have been uncovered in the inspection,” they write. – We are now reviewing the preliminary report, and will give the Norwegian Health Authority our feedback on it by 1 March, says Aasved. Pointing to Helse Midt-Norge Tilsynet writes that they feel that the Health Platform has put St. Olav in a demanding position. “Helse Midt-Norge RHF, as the owner of both Helseplattformen AS and St. Olav’s hospital, is in our opinion in a better position to be able to contribute to faster error correction and improvement of the solution.” According to the report, they believe that Helse Midt-Norge can help reduce the risk of the hospital having to carry out patient treatments with known risks without being able to take good enough measures. news has been in contact with Helse Midt-Norge, which will not comment on the report until it is completely finished.
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The Norwegian Health Authority requires immediate measures at St. Olav’s hospital in Trondheim following a preliminary inspection report – news Trøndelag
