Thousands of patients have been canceled the planned intervention because there should be space for coronapatiener.
With the outbreak of the corona virus is a large part of the healthcare tasks and treatments put to the side and put on standby.
Over 10,000 patients have been cancelled treatments and operations in order to make space and release staff – for the treatment of persons infected with the coronavirus.
But the Danish hospitals have reserved more space for coronapatienterne, than so far has been the use of. It writes Berlingske.
Therefore calls for patientorganisationen Danish Patients and the Left is now a plan in place for when healthcare needs to resume the treatment of patients with diseases other than Covid-19.
– We begin to see that the number of coronapatienter topper, and that there still is spare capacity around the hospitals.
– Therefore, it is important that you quickly get started with to ensure that also non-livstruede patients can come to again, says director of the Danish Patients Morten Freil to Berlingske.
He points out that many patients waiting for treatment, are plagued by pain or have other problems, which makes that they can’t live a normal life.
At the Left requires that the government and the authorities make a plan for which patients should first be dealt with, when the hospital once again takes hold of non-acute patients.
the Party’s sundhedsordfører, Martin Geertsen, says to Berlingske:
– The work should go in the time now.
He considers that a strategy for the reopening must apply to public hospitals, private hospitals, private practice specialists and general practitioners.
At a press conference on Monday gave the minister of health, Magnus Heunicke (S) and the prime minister Mette Frederiksen (S) both expressed that one would like to in time with the “regular activity” at the hospitals again.
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