All patients sought care for vestibulitis at Skåne's youth clinics.
The doctor treated them by injecting cortisone into their abdomen, a method that has not been proven according to Swedish medical practice.
- It's awful.
The patients have had confidence in him and it is extremely unfortunate that he has not followed the rules, says Johanna Axelsson Mattsson who has been operations manager for Skåne's youth clinics since August.
Discovered a year and a half later
According to her, it was the former head of operations who discovered that the doctor had been treating with cortisone injections since the autumn of 2019.
- Three or four years ago, the doctor asked if he could do a study on the method, but then he got a no.
By chance, the head of operations was told that he used the method anyway, says Johanna Axelsson Mattson.
How could this have lasted so long before it was discovered?
- It's about trust and identification.
There were members of the staff who knew what he was doing, who assumed that he had been given the go-ahead for it, says Johanna Axelsson Mattsson.
Do you not react when you see that cortisone is ordered to the youth clinic?
- Apparently not.
Therefore, it can be good if we clarify what is included in our assignment at the youth clinic, so that you know when someone crosses the border.
The doctor has resigned
The doctor is suspended until the end of September, and has also resigned.
- It is unclear if he will return during the notice period, says Johanna Axelsson Mattsson.
We have contacted both the former head of operations and the doctor in question, but have not received an answer.
The incident has been reported to the Health and Care Inspectorate.