Liepāja woman waited for an appointment with a doctor who had died
A resident of Liepāja said on social media that she never received an invitation to a specialist consultation. She later learned that her booking was tied to a doctor who had already died.
A resident of Liepāja, a city in western Latvia, has shared on Facebook an experience with the healthcare system: she never received an invitation to a consultation with a specialist. The woman phoned the medical institution and learned that her booking was linked to a doctor who has died.
The case shows that a patient can remain in a queue for a specialist who is no longer alive and not know it until she contacts the institution herself.
Questions about patient rights
The news portal TVNET, in its paid TVNET+ section, explained who is responsible for a patient in such a situation, whether the hospital must offer another specialist, and whether the previous place in the queue can be kept. The introductory text available does not reveal the answers to these questions.
It also does not say how long the woman waited, which kind of specialist she was booked with, or which medical institution is involved.
