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Sent Home After Nosebleed – Died Same Night

An elderly man sought medical attention at the emergency department for nosebleeds during the fall of 2021. The doctor assessed that the bleeding was stopped, and the man, who was in his 90s, was sent home, reports [Göteborgs-Posten](https://www.

Sent Home After Nosebleed – Died Same Night

Doctor prescribed narcotics to himself

A doctor in Västernorrland County is being criticized by Ivo, the Health and Social Care Inspectorate, after prescribing larger quantities of narcotics, writes Örnsköldsviks Allehanda. The doctor prescribed, among other things, Citodon, Tramadol, and Oxycodone in quantities exceeding the prescribed amount, both to patients and for personal use.

Doctor prescribed narcotics to himself

Hospital Criticized after Child's Death

A hospital in Skåne is being criticized by Ivo, the Health and Social Care Inspectorate, after a child died following childbirth, reports [Kristianstadsbladet](https://www. kristianstadsbladet.

Hospital Criticized after Child's Death

Youth Home Criticized After Drug Seizure

Selling of drugs, abuse and inadequate background checks of new staff – a residential care home for young people in Arlöv, Skåne, is criticized for serious deficiencies by the Health and Social Care Inspectorate (Ivo). When the police have conducted searches of the premises, a larger quantity of narcotics has been found, as well as ammunition and a bulletproof vest, reports [Sydsvenskan](https://www.

Youth Home Criticized After Drug Seizure

Woman Died from Intestinal Obstruction – Doctor Criticized

A doctor is being criticized by Ivo, the Health and Social Care Inspectorate, after a woman died from intestinal obstruction. The woman sought care for severe stomach pains at the health center in Malå, but was sent home with a diagnosis of urinary tract infection and was prescribed rest and antibiotics, according to [Folkbladet](https://www.

Woman Died from Intestinal Obstruction – Doctor Criticized

Uteruses removed – hospital apologizes

Skaraborg Hospital reports itself, after several women had their uterus unnecessarily removed, writes Dagens Nyheter. .

Uteruses removed – hospital apologizes

Doctor Mistook Heart Attack for Stomach Ulcer

A doctor at Norra Älvsborgs hospital believed that a woman's abdominal pain was due to a stomach ulcer. In reality, it was a heart attack, and the woman later died at her home.

Doctor Mistook Heart Attack for Stomach Ulcer

Patient Starved to Death at Disability Care Facility

A patient at an LSS accommodation died of starvation last year. The private accommodation in Enköping municipality is now being criticized by IVO, the Health and Social Care Inspectorate, which believes that the man's death was caused by dehydration, starvation, and neglect, according to [Enköpingsposten](https://eposten.

Patient Starved to Death at Disability Care Facility

Court: Elderly can be placed in another municipality

Ystad has been forced to pay 1. 5 million in fines since 2021 because older people were not offered special housing in their own municipality.

Court: Elderly can be placed in another municipality

Patient was advised to wait - died from stroke

A patient contacted healthcare but was advised to wait. Later, the patient died after having a stroke.

Patient was advised to wait - died from stroke

Doctor prescribed narcotics to relative with drug addiction

A doctor in Norrbotten has been reported to the authorities by the Health and Social Care Inspectorate (Ivo) for false certification after prescribing a narcotic-classified medication to a relative with drug addiction. Over a period of one year, the doctor prescribed 3,800 narcotic-classified tablets to a relative with drug addiction.

Doctor prescribed narcotics to relative with drug addiction

Sis wants to fire employee after violence against child

The National Board of Institutions (Sis) wants to dismiss the employee who broke a forcibly detained girl's arm at the Sis home in Långanäs, according to local media. In June, the Health and Social Care Inspectorate (Ivo) decided to close two departments at the home in Eksjö municipality.

Sis wants to fire employee after violence against child

Hundreds of Referrals Lost Due to Technical Fault

At least 350 X-ray referrals have disappeared due to a technical fault in the digital referral chain in Region Jämtland-Härjedalen. > X-rays have not been able to call patients, since the referral never arrived, which could have posed a risk to patients, says Mattias Skielta, chief physician in Region Jämtland/Härjedalen to the newspaper [Sjukhusläkaren](https://www.

Hundreds of Referrals Lost Due to Technical Fault

Kidney cancer discovered too late – patient died

A patient in Västerbotten sought care for increasing back pain, but despite repeated healthcare visits, the healthcare system failed to detect that the patient was suffering from widespread kidney cancer. This is stated by the region in a press release.

Kidney cancer discovered too late – patient died

Patient dies after misdiagnosis

A patient died after being misdiagnosed and sent home by a healthcare center in Södermanland County, reports [Södermanland News. ](https://sn.

Patient dies after misdiagnosis

Healthcare Missed Cancer – Patient Died

Despite repeated healthcare visits over three years, a health center and women's clinic in Skellefteå failed to detect that a patient had cancer in time, reports [Norran](https://norran. se/nyheter/skelleftea/artikel/skelleftebo-dog-nar-varden-missade-cancern/l6g512zj).

Healthcare Missed Cancer – Patient Died

Fully Vaccinated Child Dies After TBE Infection

A child has died at Akademiska Hospital in Uppsala after falling ill with meningitis caused by TBE. The child was fully vaccinated, writes P4 Uppland.

Fully Vaccinated Child Dies After TBE Infection

Too Long Wait for Cancer Care – 18 Cases Reported

Skåne University Hospital reports 18 cases where cancer patients have had to wait too long for examination and treatment, which may have worsened their diagnosis, announces Region Skåne. .

Too Long Wait for Cancer Care – 18 Cases Reported

Employee broke girl's arm during forced care incident

An employee at the Sis-home in Långanäs broke the arm of a forcibly cared-for girl during a violent intervention. The employee has previously been investigated for gross assault.

Employee broke girl's arm during forced care incident

Sis activities banned following allegations of violence

Two departments at Sis youth home Långanäs in Eksjö council are being closed down since it emerged that staff had subjected the children to severe violence. .

Sis activities banned following allegations of violence

Doctor prescribed narcotics to himself

A doctor in Kristianstad prescribed large quantities of narcotics to himself. He is now being stripped of his medical licence, reports [Kristianstadsbladet.

Doctor prescribed narcotics to himself

Beauty Salon Suspected of Injecting Children

A beauty salon in Eskilstuna is banned from performing treatments with fillers and Botox – as the Health and Social Care Inspectorate (Ivo) suspects, among other things, that minors have been injected, reports [SVT News Sörmland. ](https://www.

Beauty Salon Suspected of Injecting Children

Ivo: Deficiencies in Maternity Care Must be Addressed

44 of the country's 45 maternity clinics need to address deficiencies in order to provide good maternity care, according to the Inspectorate for Health and Social Care (Ivo). .

Ivo: Deficiencies in Maternity Care Must be Addressed

Hospital acted too late – boy died

A two-year-old boy died from septic shock at the Central Hospital in Kristianstad (CSK) last year. Now the hospital is facing criticism from the Inspectorate for Healthcare and Welfare (Ivo), which believes that the care has failed, reports [P4 Kristianstad](https://sverigesradio.

Hospital acted too late – boy died