The Danish hospitals have had a busier August and September than usual with an unusually large number of acutely ill citizens.
It shows new figures from Danish Regions, writes Politiken.
For example, 43 percent more have called 112 in the Central Jutland Region compared to the same two months two years ago.
In the North Jutland Region, there have been 15 per cent more stays in the emergency department, while the Capital Region has had 181 hospitalized children against fewer than five in 2019.
– We are in a special and extraordinary situation. It is across the board, however to varying degrees, that there is this acute pressure, says Stephanie Lose (V), chairman of the Danish Regions and chairman of the Region of Southern Denmark, to Politiken.
She goes on to say that the varying pressure cannot be explained, but “that we have significantly more acute patients throughout the country”.
The great pressure on the hospitals means that the long waiting lists after the corona pandemic and the nurses’ strike are not being settled at present.
Stephanie Lose can also not guarantee that the waiting lists will be shorter within a few months, the newspaper reads.
This is partly due to the fact that there is not a great desire for overtime among primarily the nurses, she explains.
Minister of Health Magnus Heunicke informs Politiken in a written response that the government has ensured that the regions “have the funds” to reduce the waiting lists. But acknowledge that it will be “difficult”.
Figures from Danish Regions also show that in the last two months there have been more referrals to private hospitals than two years ago.
If, for example, there is a waiting time of more than one month for treatment in the public health system, you can be referred to the private sector.
The number of employees at the hospitals has increased in all employee groups during the two-year period, the figures from Danish Regions also show.
Source: The Nordic Page