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ANNUAL REPORT 2017
DISCUSSIONS, ACTIVITIES ETC. IN RELATION
TO BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS
DISCUSSIONS WITH KEY AUTHORITIES
Dialogue with the relevant authorities – both at the local level in connection with
monitoring visits and at central level – plays an important part in the Ombudsman’s
monitoring activities.
When
What
Subjects (extract)
17 May
Annual meeting with
Ministry of Health
Legal authority problems in house rules at psychiatric wards
Coercion in connection with somatic treatment of
permanently legally incapable persons
Guidance about medical re-assessment of forcible restraint
when the patient is asleep
Recording of immobilisations with restraint belts in
connection with stomach tube feeding
Monitoring of record-keeping of use of coercion at psychiatric
wards
The need for written information for children and young
persons about their rights
29 May
Annual meeting
with Department of
Prisons and Probation
Investigation of inmates’ complaints about staff members
Follow-up on the theme for 2016 in regard to body searches
and urine sampling at institutions for adults
Healthcare assistance at Prison and Probation Service
institutions
The need for written information for 15- to 17-year-old
inmates about their rights
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