During the spring, the medical association collected so-called “red flags”, i.e. reports relating to patient safety and the work environment at Sahlgrenska University Hospital.
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“Serious consequences”
Among the reports are, among other things, missed diagnoses, care injuries and deaths as a result of staff shortages, and can, according to the doctors, be linked to this year’s cutbacks in care.”
— This is testimony from the care floor, which tells what the real consequences of the cuts are. It’s everything from less serious deteriorations to very serious consequences for the work environment and patient safety, says Hanna Kataokachief physician and chairman of the Medical Association, to the newspaper.
Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg. Photo: Adam Ihse / TT
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80 red flags have been identified
Members of the medical association also testify about IT systems that are in trouble, lack of continuing education and lack of time. A total of 80 red flags have been identified and handed over to hospital management.
Hospital director Boubou Hallberg has chosen to comment on the doctors’ reports in writing.
“I welcome the commitment to patient safety and the working environment. Regardless of the role we have at the hospital, safe care is everyone’s responsibility and together we also need to contribute to a culture where the desire to do right for the patients is most important – not the fear of doing wrong,” he writes to GP, among other things.
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