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We are in a challenging situation. Koronapandemien has influenced other hospital treatment substantially over the last few weeks, ” says the director at South coast hospital Nina Mevold.
in Just the last three weeks have 10 800 outpatient treatments have been postponed or cancelled at hospitals in Kristiansand, Arendal and Flekkefjord. For the operations is the number of 560 by the three departments to the South hospital.
For the hospital as a whole is the activity decreased by 40 per cent. It is only the treatment of cancer, births, and outpatient rusbehandling that have been shielded.
Long waiting lists
NRK has obtained figures from some of the largest hospitals.
Stavanger university have cancelled or postponed 11 500 consultations and 300 operations.
Corresponding number at the University hospital of North-Norway is located on, respectively, 7 514 and 651.
Oslo university hospital had only in week 12 around 9 000 deferred consultations and 600 operations.
Haukeland universitetssjukehus has a total number of 30 000 deferred or cancelled consultations and operations. More accurate figures are expected over the weekend.
St. Olav’s hospital in Trondheim and Akershus university hospital in norway stated that they will have similar numbers in the course of a few days.
Director of the South hospital Nina Mevold have demanding days. The last few weeks is 10 800 pasientkonsultasjoner postponed or cancelled in order to prepare the hospital on several koronapasienter.
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medical director Susanne Hernes at Sørlandet hospital, confirms that the deferrals will will lead to longer waiting lists on the day the pandemic is over.
– We must prioritise it as urgent the most and which is most severe for the patients. It is always in any situation also in this, ” says Hernes.
Chief executive officer Eivind Hansen at Haukeland universitetssjukehus say they have met with great understanding by the patients that this has been absolutely the right thing to do.
– It was necessary to reduce the planned activity in order to prepare us to receive covid-19-patients and at the same time treat those who need the hospital the most, ” says Hansen.
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It is not only pasientkonsultasjoner and operations is reduced. Fewer patients contacts also instant help.
At the Sørlandet hospital, there is a decrease of 30 percent in the last two weeks.
This is worrying the hospital management. They fear that people allow be to take the contact because they are afraid of infection or to overburden the hospital.
– We have the capacity and good smittevernrutiner. People do not need to be worried about this. There is less infection within the hospital than there is among the population. We have good routines, assures fagdirektøren.
Also Health, Bergen has experienced that these are tough days for the patients.
– We know that many people are afraid to be infected, or charge the health service unnecessary, ” says president and ceo Eivind Hansen at Haukeland universitetssjukehus .
They encourage patients to come to the scheduled time.
– If the patients are troubled or experiencing worsening of condition, it is important that they contact, ” says Hansen.
the Hospital has facilitated the increased use that the consultations over the telephone. This week launched the also videokonsultasjoner. So far it is dealt 500 virtual meeting rooms to use for patients who are at home.
Sørlandet hospital had Friday ten patients admitted with koronasmitte. There are six fewer than the day before.
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state secretary Anne Grethe Erlandsen in Health and care services says that hospitals have been forced to unseen pasientavtaler for “to clear space”.
– It is not so that someone will get help and others do not, but some have to wait a little longer than others to treatment. Hospitals must now give priority to those who are alvorligst sick, ” says Erlandsen.
She confirms that the situation involves a lag which must be taken again.
– We don’t know when we’ll come back to a normal situation. When we are there must the entire health care system to work to catch up on the backlog, ” she says.
Erlandsen stated that the government will come up with proposals for increased funding to the public health in connection with the Revised national budget for 2020.
medical director Susanne Hernes at Sørlandet hospital confirms that the waitlists will be longer as a result of koronapandemien. There are several reasons for the reduced activity. One of them is that more than 1 100 employees, of a total of 6 500, has been out in the quarantine date.
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