The basic problems are partly that there are no care places in the wards where patients who do not have urgent needs should be located.
On the one hand, patients come to the emergency room who would rather be taken care of at a health center.
- Some days patients are double parked in beds along the corridor.
We have around 50 patients daily and we are staffed to be able to take care of 20, says Sofia Schöbeck emergency doctor at Ystad hospital.
"They have had five months on them"
Already in February, Vårdförbundet, Läkarförbundet and Kommunal made a joint report to the employer with requirements for work environment measures in the emergency room in Ystad.
Measures were taken.
The emergency room was staffed with occupational therapists and physiotherapists to help patients who do not have urgent needs, but the measures have not been enough.
- The employer has had five months to fix the problems, but what they have tried to do is not enough, says Ricky Sjögren, the hospital's chief safety representative for the Healthcare Association.
The three unions have now proceeded with their report to the Swedish Work Environment Authority.
The responsible politician on the hospital's board is Christer Sörliden (L).
- Of course, we have a serious situation at Ystad Hospital, which has received several reports and it is unfortunate that the measures we have taken are not enough, he says.
The situation is getting worse
According to Christer Sörliden (L), five months is too short a time to see the effect of the measures taken, but according to the staff, the situation has even gotten worse since February.
- There have been 25 percent fewer care places at the hospital, so our staff must take care of these patients.
At the same time, we have to take care of the emergency patients and you feel that you are not doing a really good job for anyone, says Sofia Schönbeck, emergency physician at Ystad Hospital.