In total, five thefts have been discovered on three different occasions at the short -term accommodation in Arvidsjaur: one in January, two in April and two in November 2024. Among other things, morphine tablets against inactive pills painted with glittering paint to resemble the pain medicine.
After the latest thefts, an employee became with his medication delegation.
– When the employee could not explain why it was inside the pharmaceutical cabinet, we decided to withdraw the authority to handle medicine, says Peter Öhman.
“It’s sad”
The thefts have resulted in three police reports and two IVO reports.
– I think it is sad, boring and terrible what has happened.
Why was no IVO notification made in April?
– We judged that it was not due to our routines, but that it was a pure theft.
Increased control of logs
The municipality does not believe more thefts have been committed. And they are working to prevent similar cases in the future.
– We have digital pharmaceutical cabinets and have increased control of the logs. We also continue with counter -signing of medicine management, which means that two people have to sign when taking medicine from the cabinet.
Do you see any shortcomings from your point of view?
– No, I don’t think so. Sure, you can tighten the organization, but we must also make sure that the business works, says Öhman.