2. Introduction

In the present report, we summarise the reports received by the Norwegian Board of Health Supervision concerning municipal health and care services over the first four years of this reporting scheme. Among other things, we present summaries of the number of reports submitted, the types of incidents the reports concerned and how we have followed up on these reports. In addition, we present more detailed content for the cases we have followed up for regulatory purposes.

Our aim in doing so is to summarise a number of experiences from the commencement of the extended reporting scheme and to describe risk and improvement areas that we have identified. This is to be regarded as a status report, and we have not consulted research literature in our assessments of the topics described. We have also not looked at whether differences exist between municipalities, counties or county governor offices.