The palliative care register is voluntary and therefore does not show all deaths.
But of those who have been reported, close to 22 percent died during the period March to February in without anyone by their side.
During the same period last year, it was 17.5 percent.
According to information that SVT Nyheter in collaboration with Assignment review has received.
- We strive for someone to be present when a person dies.
It is important.
Both for the person affected by the disease but also for relatives, says Magnus Johansson.
Harder with covid
The period has been marked by the corona pandemic with severe restrictions on hospital visits.
And according to figures from the palliative care registry, 38 percent of those who died with covid-19 were alone at the time of death.
- The restrictions with visits have applied to all patients, but there have been even greater restrictions when it comes to patients who are covid-positive.
I think it shows that picture.
That it has been more difficult to have employees present or relatives in those cases, says Magnus Johansson.
However, he emphasizes that patients are not left alone for long periods.
- What is reported in the register is precisely presence exactly when the patient dies.
It may be that you have been there just a while before, but just when the person dies, we have not managed to have anyone present all the time.
And we need to work with that, says Magnus Johansson.