Long queues at the eye clinic

Patients may have to wait a long time before receiving treatment at the eye clinic in Lund. The poor staffing has led to long waiting lists.
Staffing levels at the eye clinic at Skåne University Hospital, Sus, has been a lack of time, which has led to medical injuries, according Sydsvenskan. The problem is so large that the Inspectorate for Health Care, Ivo, have oversight of patient safety.


A case that occurred in the clinic is that a boy with low vision got up visits deferred for a long time. The incident was reported to the Inspectorate for Health Care, Ivo, who writes that the postponements were due to poor staffing levels but do not criticize any individual on the staff since the event is not considered to have caused any health damage. But it is the clinic's responsibility to ensure there are sufficient staff, says Ivo.

After an inspection, which was conducted about a month ago in connection with Ivos supervisory matter assesses authority that the clinic failed to improve the situation, although the queues are still long. Thanks to the measures made ​​the clinic can get a patient that is good enough for this year, says Ivo, who will do a follow up in the fall.

- We have trained a lot and recruited new. It's a big problem to get hold of specialists throughout the country. We would still need uppbemanna some. But in the long run, we are in port, says Sten Kjellström, Acting Director of Dermatology and ophthalmology at Sus, to Sydsvenskan.