Patient Safety

Borlänge municipality's care and welfare services have introduced new routines and a team-based approach. The goal is to detect deficiencies faster and strengthen patient safety.

March 14, 2026 Reported by AI

A nurse at Akademiska hospital in Uppsala is suspected of causing another's death following an elderly woman's death in July 2023. Despite indictment, the employee has continued working at the hospital, initially in patient-facing roles and now with other duties. The incident involved a mis-set nutrition infusion that led to cardiac arrest.