Patient Focus
Patient Focus Pasientfokus | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | PF |
| Leader | Irene Ojala |
| Founded | April 2021 |
| Headquarters | Måsesvingen 15, 9512 Alta |
| Ideology | |
| Colours | Salmon |
| Storting | 0 / 169 |
| Website | |
| pasientfokus | |
Patient Focus (Norwegian: Pasientfokus, PF) is a minor political organisation in Norway. It was formed in April 2021,[1] as a support movement for an expansion of the hospital in the town of Alta, in Finnmark.[2] In the 2021 parliamentary election, it won one of Finnmark's five seats in the Storting.[1][3] The party's leader, Irene Ojala, held the seat until 2025.[4]
History
PF started as the 'Postkortaksjonen' (Postcard campaign) in 2017, campaigning to get better healthcare services in the Alta and Kautokeino municipalities.[5] They organised postcards being sent to the Storting, describing their problems with healthcare.[6]
In 2021, the organisation submitted an electoral list in 2021 in order to take part in the parliamentary election that year.[6] After winning her seat, the leader Ojala took a position on the Health and Care Committee in the Storting.[7]
The party ran in the 2025 election, losing its seat.[7][8]
Positions
The party is considered to be single-issue, focusing primarily on the hospital and healthcare for the region.[5][6][2] However, in 2021 it plans to use direct democracy among its constituents to determine other policy positions.[9]
Election results
Storting
| Election | Leader | Votes | % (Finnmark) | Seats (Finnmark) | +/– | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Irene Ojala | 4,950 | 12.7 | 1 / 5
|
1 | Opposition |
| 2025 | 4,174 | 10.3 | 0 / 5
|
1 | Extra-parliamentary |
See also
- Hospital to Alta, a similar party which ran in the 2013 Norwegian election
- Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern, a similar party in Kidderminster, England
References
- ^ a b "Protestliste fikk stortingsplass: – Det er på høy tid" (in Norwegian). NRK. 2021.
- ^ a b "Sykehusliste mangler bare 200 stemmer – kan få kjempemakt på vippen i Stortinget" (in Norwegian Bokmål). 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Count for Norway". Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ Fokus, Pasient (2021). "Pasientfokus til Stortinget". pasientfokus.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ a b Johansen, Bjørn Arne (9 October 2020). "Opprøret mot pengekjøret i helsevesenet har nå fått sin egen organisasjon: – Penger er både mål og middel". www.fagbladet.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ a b c Garvik, Olav (7 July 2025), "Pasientfokus", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian), retrieved 11 July 2025
- ^ a b "Pasientfokus stiller til valg - Teknisk Ukeblad - Nyhetsstudio". www.tu.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ Larsen, Hanne (8 September 2025). "Sigurd og Ap inne med to – Pasientfokus ute når forhåndsstemmene er talt". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ "Vil lage politikk av spørreundersøkelser" (in Norwegian Bokmål). 5 September 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.