MPs Ragnhild Bergheim and Truls Vasvik have tabled a proposal for additional rehabilitation procurement in Helse Midt-Norge (the Central Norway regional health authority). The proposers argue that scrapping the current rehabilitation procurement process entirely would create serious economic, legal, and practical consequences. They contend that additional procurement with quality weighted more heavily than price could strengthen cancer rehabilitation, stroke care, and services for ME/CFS and neurological conditions without triggering those risks.
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The Storting calls on the government to facilitate sufficient cancer rehabilitation and research competence centres for cancer rehabilitation as part of the process of establishing a Comprehensive Cancer Centre in Helse Midt-Norge.
The Storting calls on the government to ensure Helse Midt-Norge further strengthens inpatient capacity in stroke care, ME/CFS, and neurological and neuromuscular conditions through additional procurement that prioritises quality over price.
The Storting calls on the government to evaluate the procurement decisions made by the hospitals in recent years and consider alternatives to current tendering models and quality requirements in hospitals, including the possibility of coordinating tenders nationally or bringing outsourced services back in-house.
The Storting calls on the government to ensure that patients receiving day treatment with overnight stays also have accommodation costs covered for weekends, should they wish it.