The Standing Committee on Health and Care Services is examining a private member's bill from seven MPs proposing improvements to cardiac care in northern and central Norway. The committee puts forward two competing recommendations: a majority from the Labour Party, Conservative Party, and Socialist Left Party calls for a professional review of the entire treatment pathway for heart attacks, while another majority from the Progress Party, Socialist Left Party, Centre Party, Red Party, and Christian Democratic Party calls for protecting and strengthening PCI services and cardiac expertise at University Hospital of North Norway.
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The Storting asks the government to conduct a professional review of the entire treatment pathway for heart attacks in Norway, develop a national plan better suited to Norwegian conditions, and report back to the Storting in an appropriate manner.
The Storting asks the government to ensure that PCI services and cardiac expertise at University Hospital of North Norway are protected and strengthened.
The Storting asks the government to develop a national strategy for PCI services that ensures equal access to treatment regardless of where patients live, through a professionally sound and more decentralized structure.
The Storting asks the government to ensure round-the-clock PCI services at Nordland Hospital Bodø.
The Storting asks the government to establish a PCI centre at Ålesund Hospital.
The Storting asks the government to ensure that the existing PCI services at Nordland Hospital Bodø continue, and to work toward expanding them to around-the-clock availability while maintaining the broader expertise and quality of the service.
The Storting asks the government to develop professional guidelines for heart attack treatment adapted to Norwegian conditions by 2026, to be sent for consultation in all regional health authorities. Establishment of additional PCI services, such as in Ålesund, will be evaluated as part of this work.