A man in Dalarna sought care for intestinal bleeding in January but waited eight months for a diagnosis after referral for a colonoscopy.
The examination was deemed urgent and was supposed to be carried out within four weeks. However, long waiting times delayed the diagnosis. Region Dalarna is now self-reporting due to the delay. The man had cancer. Felicia Lénárd reported on the case in Dala-Demokraten.
An elderly woman had her cancer diagnosis delayed by several months. The region is now reporting the incident to the Health and Social Care Inspectorate.
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Berndt-Rune Jäverbrant from Rättvik urges people with chronic illnesses to renew prescriptions well in advance.
Journalist Lennart Ekdal was denied an interview with responsible politician Sandra Ivanovic Rubin during his investigation into eating disorder care in Stockholm.
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The Swedish Work Environment Authority has banned Region Dalarna from allowing doctors to work more overtime than the law permits. The decision follows more than 1000 hours of unauthorized overtime logged over just over three months.
The Ministry of Health completed its national deployment of the Oncology Alert Plan and responded to more than 30,000 patients with suspected or diagnosed cancer.
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According to MINSAL data as of March 31 2026, lists for new specialty consultations decreased while pending surgical interventions increased.