MPs Ole Herman Sveian and Kjersti Toppe have submitted a proposal for an independent evaluation of new hospital buildings completed over the past decade, as well as hospitals still in the planning stages. The proposers argue that many new hospitals have been built with insufficient capacity, inadequate break facilities for staff, and other missing amenities that create poor working conditions and compromise patient safety.
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The Storting calls on the government to commission an independent evaluation of new hospital buildings completed over the past ten years, and likewise of hospital buildings currently in the planning phase, in order to learn from past mistakes and ensure quality public hospital construction going forward. The evaluation must involve participation from employee and patient organizations, and the review must assess hospital buildings from a preparedness perspective.