Patient restrained with belts for over 18 days
15.5.2026
At the Psychiatric Hospital Department at Vestfold Hospital, patients were restrained with belts for several days even though the legal…
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Reports
Reports from visits to places where people are deprived of their liberty.
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Visit report – Vestfold Hospital
Date of visit: 10.11 – 12.11.2025
The Parliamentary Ombud’s NPM visited Vestfold Hospital to examine the use of mechanical restraints.
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Visit Report – Sørlandet Hospital
Date of visit: 28.10 – 30.10.2025
The Parliamentary Ombud’s NPM visited Sørlandet Hospital to examine the use of mechanical restraints.
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Thematic report on security cells
Date of visit: 4.12.2025
The Norwegian NPM has investigated the risk of inhuman or degrading treatment of prisoners in security cells. The report is…
News
Use of coercion at Sørlandet Hospital: Restrained with belts for more than four days
15.5.2026
An investigation into the use of restraints at Sørlandet sykehus shows that patients in several cases were kept restrained for…
Prisoners’ opportunities to maintain contact with family and friends should be strengthened
11.8.2025
The Parliamentary Ombud published 11 April 2025 a report showing that prisoners in Norwegian prisons have limited opportunities to stay…