Efter kritik mot bristande kontinuitet och felmedicineringar vid Hedemora vårdcentral genomför Region Dalarna förändringar.
Tre fasta läkare har rekryterats till vårdcentralen. Under hösten införs ett nytt arbetssätt med namngivna team för varje patient.
Varje team består av en undersköterska och en sjuksköterska vid sidan av läkaren. Syftet är att förbättra kontinuiteten i vården.
Kritiken riktades mot vårdcentralens tidigare hantering av patientkontakter och medicinering.
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Around 60–70 employees from the medical clinic in Falun marched to the Region House on Wednesday to protest the decision not to extend operations manager Kerstin Smids' appointment. They handed a petition with 270 signatures to health and medical care director Åsa Dedering. The staff express strong dissatisfaction with the decision, which has been questioned through letters and meetings.
Region Dalarna has managed to cut costs for hired personnel by 40 million kronor in one year. The 21 percent reduction is partly due to a stop on hiring nurses, though exceptions are still allowed.
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Public dental care in Vansbro has permanently hired two experienced dentists from Athens and two nurses after eight years of staff shortages. This is expected to end long queues and patient referrals to other municipalities. Clinic manager Elisabeth Björklund describes the recruitment challenges in rural areas.
A leader in Dala-Demokraten calls for scrutiny of Region Dalarna's leadership over its handling of the Cosmic journal system. The piece highlights illegalities in the procurement and serious patient safety risks.
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A locum doctor in his 60s from a southern Swedish city has lost his medical license after being deemed grossly incompetent. The doctor has worked at a primary care center in Dalarna, among other places. Hälso- och sjukvårdens ansvarsnämnd (HSAN) states that he posed a risk to patient safety.
Before summer, the maternity ward and gynecology department at Falu hospital will merge. Several staff members warn of risks including overcrowding and poorer care.
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The ambulance helicopter in Mora has saved lives across Dalarna for ten years, from forests to remote areas. Police officer Crister Nelefelt survived a cardiac arrest thanks to the team in 2022. Costs are rising, but the service is deemed indispensable.