– Health care is almost back to normal. There we must expect a new hump to grow up in these areas, says professor of health economics Jakob Kjellberg from Vive – The National Research and Analysis Center for Welfare.
It is the non-acute, planned surgeries and treatments that are postponed. For example, bridge surgeries and knee and hip surgeries.
It is the same type of treatment and surgeries that have been postponed as a result of the coronary thrombosis.
According to the professor, how big a hump will be worked up depends on two things: the extent and duration of the strike.
– Now it is a relatively manageable number of nurses in question.
– So if the strike lasts only a few weeks, and does not spread further, then it can be caught up relatively quickly.
– But if it becomes more long-lasting, and if more nurses are involved, it can take a long time before the hump is obtained, says Jakob Kjellberg.
According to the professor, it is not inconceivable that the Danish Nurses’ Council will expand the number of striking nurses.
Strikes often develop, and when the nurses went on strike in 2008, it developed into a protracted conflict that lasted eight weeks.
– At that time, it took a whole year before patient rights were reintroduced.
– So the extent and duration is decisive for how long it takes to return to normal conditions, says Jakob Kjellberg.
The regions have stated that they are now starting to look at which operations and treatment agreements may be postponed.
If you as a patient are covered by the consequences of the conflict, you will be notified by your region.
Source: The Nordic Page