• Medical malpractice in Norway: frequency and distribution of disciplinary actions for medical doctors 2011–2018 

      Harbitz, Martin Bruusgaard; Stensland, Per Steinar; Abelsen, Birgit (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-09)
      <p>Background: Physicians who perform unsafe practices and harm patients may be disciplined. In Norway, there are five types of disciplinary action, ranging from a warning for the least serious examples of malpractice to loss of licence for the most serious ones. Disciplinary actions always involve medical malpractice. The aims of this study were to investigate the frequency and distribution of ...
    • Rural general practice staff experiences of patient safety incidents and low quality of care in Norway: an interview study 

      Harbitz, Martin Bruusgaard; Stensland, Per Steinar; Gaski, Margrete (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-06-28)
      Background and objectives: General practitioners (GPs), nurses and medical secretaries (practice staff) are responsible for the continuous provision of safe care in rural general practice. Little is known about their role in situations where patients were or could have been harmed in a rural setting. Therefore, we sought to investigate rural general practice staff experiences of patient safety ...