Unsigned medical records and Sollefteå hospital

Region Västernorrland (which is responsible for healthcare) is being criticized for 407,000 medical records that lack a signature. At the same time, the decision to allocate 20 million kr to Sollefteå hospital is being postponed, and in Sollefteå municipality a new governing coalition is ready.

Controlled hunting of roe deer in central Härnösand

Several years ago, 10-15 traffic accidents involving roe deer occurred every year in the Härnösand urban area. So far this year, 26 accidents have already occurred. Therefore, the municipal committee – a political committee in Härnösand Municipality – has decided to allow hunting of roe deer in central Härnösand.

It is the municipality’s own hunters who will shoot the roe deer. The trial begins ”within a few weeks” and will then continue for a few weeks, and will be evaluated in the spring. The municipality has also contacted Länsstyrelsen (the state authority at regional level) to obtain a ban on feeding roe deer in the urban area. The municipality’s acting environmental manager says that the most important thing is to try to change the animals’ behaviour, and that other municipalities could follow suit if the trial proves successful. SVT Nyheter Västernorrland

407 000 journal entries lack signatures

In the Cosmic journal system, 407 000 journal entries in Region Västernorrland lack signatures. This is shown in the regional auditors’ (reviewers’) new review, presented to the full council – the region’s highest decision-making body – on Wednesday. An unsigned journal entry means that it has not been “certified”, meaning that no one has confirmed that it is correct and formally recorded in the journal. Back in 2018, the auditors discovered around 900 000 journal entries lacking signatures, solely within specialist healthcare.

The chair of the health and social care committee believes that a large portion of the entries are connected to temporary staff: “They make entries and then leave the operation without sitting down and signing what they have written,” she says. At the same time, Sundsvalls Tidning reports 800 000 journal entries without signatures and says that the region points to temporary doctors as one possible explanation. SVT Nyheter Västernorrland, Sundsvalls Tidning

Decision on 20 million SEK for Sollefteå postponed

The Regional Council voted on Wednesday on an supplementary budget totaling 52 million SEK. The money comes partly from government grants and partly from the reserve for unforeseen expenses. 20 million SEK would reinforce the restructuring process in Sollefteå, while the rest would go to various civil defence measures.

The opposition wanted to strike out the 20 million SEK to signal “no” to the continued downsizing of Sollefteå hospital. However, the proposal for a referral passed, meaning the issue is referred back to a committee for further examination. The opposition parties currently number 6 – KD, SD, C, SJVP, NorrP and V – and 5 of them are holding “in-depth discussions” about a joint governing arrangement. The Left Party does not want to govern together with SD and could then possibly participate as a supporting party. SVT Nyheter Västernorrland

New board ready in Sollefteå municipality

C, KD and M are forming a minority government in Sollefteå municipality, with SD as a supporting party. The parties are to govern the municipality for the next 4 years and draw up a so-called cooperation agreement regulating the political cooperation and joint direction for the term of office. During the previous term of office, the Center Party formed a government together with the Left Party.

According to the parties, efforts will focus particularly on schools, elderly care, and growth and development in the municipality. SVT Nyheter Västernorrland

Greenpeace: Ikea timber from protected forest

The environmental organization Greenpeace has used tracking transmitters to follow timber from 8 logging sites in northern Sweden to sawmills that supply timber to Ikea’s production of shelving systems. Timber from the area that SVT visited near Junsele has gone to SCA’s sawmill in Bollstabruk. In part of the forest excluded from logging, surveyors from Skogsvärn Skogsnäs have shown that threatened and protected species are present in the area, including the orchid knärot.

Ikea considers that the forests were logged responsibly, in accordance with Swedish legislation and the FSC standard. FSC is an independent, international membership organization headquartered in Bonn, Germany. The forestry company SCA, which carried out the logging, dismisses the report as weak and directly misleading. Greenpeace does not claim that Ikea committed formal errors, but that higher requirements should be imposed on the raw material. SVT Nyheter Västernorrland

In brief

• The Melody Club invited around 200 guests to a sneak preview at the bank building by Vängåvan in Stenstan in Sundsvall, and the doors open to the public on Friday. Sundsvalls Tidning
• The renovation of Vikbron is halfway done – Bobergsgymnasiet in Ånge is building the bridge using 1888 technology, and the inauguration is planned for next summer. SVT Nyheter Västernorrland
• Din tur wants to add extra buses on Saturday, and a dialogue with the transport company about additional buses is under way right now, says Din tur’s traffic manager. Sundsvalls Tidning
• A house at Mimosavägen 12 in Örnsköldsvik has been sold for 1 800 000 kr; the year of construction is 1970, the living area is 155 square metres, and the purchase was completed in October 2026. Örnsköldsviks Allehanda
• The property at Norafors 121 in Kovland has been sold for 1 500 000 kr with a living area of 88 square metres, and the previous owner bought the house in September 2024 for 1 400 000 kr. Sundsvalls Tidning
• A Swedish player scored their very first point for the Junior Crowns and assisted Sweden’s 2–0 goal against Slovakia. Örnsköldsviks Allehanda
• Timrå IBC’s winning streak continues. Sundsvalls Tidning