He quits his job as a subject matter expert on the healthcare platform because he believes the system is indefensible

One of Norway’s largest IT projects, the Helseplattformen computer system, will be put into use at the St. Olav hospital in Trondheim on 12 November. As early as July, department head Åsmund Straum communicated his concern that the system affects patients.

– If you press the wrong button, the system does not have a back button. Then you have to start over. It takes time, so we will do less than today and it may slip.

Radiologist and department head of the diagnostic imaging clinic, Åsmund Straum, clicks on the computer system of Helseplattformen.