14 out of 25 nurses have resigned at the thoracic clinic at Ullevål. On Monday, even more will have resigned, according to the shop steward.
On Wednesday last week, the section manager at the thorax clinic at Oslo University Hospital came up with a proposal, which could lead to several of those who have resigned wanting to withdraw their resignations.
But this was rejected on Monday by the clinic and section management, union representative Stine Nesseth confirms to VG.
– It is a great pity that we were not heard. We came up with several punks that could have led to more people wanting to withdraw their resignations, but again the management showed that they are not willing to have a dialogue, says Nesseth.
From before, 14 out of 24 nurses working in the department have resigned. These will now continue their plans for dismissal.
– Even more have resigned today, says Nesseth.
It was NRK who reported the news first.
At the thorax clinic, operations are performed on the heart, lungs and central blood vessels.
The first 14 resigned within a week, and there are supposed to be five more who considered resigning just over a week ago.
An important reason for their resignation is the plans to collect planned heart operations at Rikshospitalet during the summer holidays. Pulmonary surgery and emergency services must be at Ullevål.
These plans continue and heart operations are to be consolidated at Rikshospitalet by 2025.
– We have initiated formal processes for involvement and participation which will be needed to make the necessary changes in rotation to make this happen, says clinic manager Bjørn Bendz in an email to VG.
– We are sorry that a group of employees have resigned. Your proposal for a solution that has been presented to us, however, does not take care of the need to gather professionals and expertise for carrying out heart and lung surgery in the summer of 2023. We are therefore continuing with the necessary priorities we have initiated, says Bendz.
Bendz explains that experience from the summer closure last year showed that the workload was greater at Rikshospitalet than at Ullevål.
– By having planned heart operations take place in one place during the summer holidays, we can bring together professionals and expertise that ensures good quality, sensible use of resources and increased predictability, says Benz.
