Greenland reaches out: Wants patients treated in North Jutland

Greenland reaches out: Wishes for patients to be treated in North Jutland

Patients can greatly benefit from the Greenlanders who now permanently live in North Jutland, says the Greenlandic Minister of Health.

Dronning Ingrids Hospital in Nuuk cannot treat all patients – each year, approximately 1,500 with special challenges are sent to Denmark for treatment. (Photo: © Søren Bidstrup, Ritzau Scanpix) 43 minutes ago

Patients from Greenland should also be treated at hospitals in North Jutland.

The request comes from the Greenlandic Minister for Health and Persons with Disabilities, who is currently in Denmark.

Every year, around 1,500 patients are sent from Greenland to hospitals in Copenhagen for treatment, but Anna Wangenheim, who represents the Democrats, wants some of them to be treated in North Jutland.

In September last year, the then government set aside 1.6 billion kroner for increased support for the Greenlandic healthcare system. That agreement has since been expanded, and it has been decided, among other things, that Denmark will cover all expenses related to the treatment of Greenlandic patients at Danish hospitals.

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Many with Greenlandic background

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Approximately 1,500 are sent each year for specialist treatment in Denmark, and the number has risen steadily in recent years. So far, they have primarily been offered treatment at Rigshospitalet, Hvidovre, or Bispebjerg, and before and after admission or examination, they are housed at the Greenlandic Patient Home.

But Anna Wangenheim would like to see Region North Jutland also receive patients from North Denmark.

Anna Wangenheim wants patients treated at hospitals in North Jutland. (Photo: © Ina Fassbender, AFP/Ritzau Scanpix)

- We already have good cooperation with the region, and many of our citizens have connections to North Jutland, she says.

Today, over 3,000 people born in Greenland live in North Jutland. This makes Region North Jutland the region in Denmark with the highest number of people born in Greenland. And precisely these people can provide support and help to patients who need treatment in Denmark, says Anna Wangenheim.

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Welcome to North Jutland

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Today, Danish regions and the healthcare system in Greenland cooperate on the procurement of healthcare products, and regional chairman Mads Duedahl (V) would welcome further collaboration.

- At least we have physical space at the former Syd Hospital, but it needs to be investigated how it looks with staff in the individual specialties, says the chairman.

- And as long as the funding follows, it is an important and exciting task for North Jutland, says Mads Duedahl.

Region North Jutland already has an agreement on the treatment of patients from the Faroe Islands.

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