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Failure in Norwegian Health Care by Hans Christian B. Henriksen: A Critical Analysis

Explore the alarming rate of patient injuries in Norway's healthcare system, with 15% of all patients in 2010 being harmed in hospitals. Discover the factors contributing to these failures, including hospital errors and inadequate practices. Delves into specific cases of victims like Peter, Hneen, and Benjamin. Discusses the urgent need for improvement and the government's response to address these issues.

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Failure in Norwegian Health Care by Hans Christian B. Henriksen: A Critical Analysis

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  1. Failure in Norwegian Health Care By Hans Christian B. Henriksen

  2. Patient injuries in Norway • Population in Norway: 4 980 000 • NorwegianKnowledge Centre for Health Services is responsible for the first investigationonpatient injuries ever done in Norway • 15% of all patients in 2010 weredamaged in the hospital • 10 % ofdeaths last yearwerecaused by hospital errors = 4,500 deaths • Probably half ofthedeaths (2000 patients) could have beenavoidedwithbetterpractices, better hygiene, and withhigherpriorityofthepatient’ssafety.

  3. Hospital errors • Unexpectedcomplications • Hospital infections • Technical equipmentfailure • Improperuseof drugs • Misdiagnosis • Failureofprocedures • Poor hygiene

  4. Victimsofthe Health Care System • Peter (52) • Breast cancer • Was sent homewithantibiotics • Hneen (9) • E.coliinfected • Diagnose: First period • Benjamin (22) • Kneesurgery • Was given toohigh a dose ofmorphine

  5. Improvement • “This is serious, and shows that we must improve. The figures show that even small improvements will make huge impact in reducing suffering and death.” - Health Minister Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen.

  6. Acceptable or not? • Norway has oneoftheworld’s best healthcare system • One of the countries spending the most money on health pr. citizen in the world • 130 billion NOK were spent on healthcare in 2010 (390 billion CZK ) • The figureswereexpectedaftercomparingwithinternationalnumbers • 2000 deathsthatcould have beeneasilyavoided: A reasonablenumber or unacceptable?

  7. Sources • http://www.vg.no/helse/odelagt-i-helsevesenet/alle.php • http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/artikkel.php?artid=10030575 • http://www.helsetilsynet.no • http://www.forskning.no/artikler/2009/mai/221178

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