A lawyer, a psychologist, a former judge and an interpreter is currently on a round trip along the coast.
They meet women who may be covered by the compensation scheme in the spiral case, and help them, among other things, to apply for compensation.
A lawyer, a psychologist, a former judge and an interpreter is currently on a round trip along the coast.
They meet women who may be covered by the compensation scheme in the spiral case, and help them, among other things, to apply for compensation.
At the first two stops in Ilulissat and Uummannaq, around 75-100 women have already received help.
– There is great interest in our citizen meetings, informs Patient Reimbursement to Sermitsiaq.
According to Patient Compensation, the majority of women probably would not have applied if they had not had the opportunity to get help.
– We feel that there is a great need for the help we offer. Many of the women need concrete help to apply for compensation, and several would probably not have applied if they had not met us, says Patienterstatningen.
During the first stops, the psychologist has also helped several women who have experienced acute reactions in connection with retraumatisation.
– We are prepared for the fact that the application can bring up difficult feelings and memories, and for some, the process can also trigger both psychological and physical reactions. And my experience is that it can make a significant difference to have a professional or another safe support person to lean on during the process, says psychologist Tone Frank.
At the same time, however, the patient compensation is experiencing that some women only become aware of the travel team’s visit after it has been in town. This means they miss the opportunity for both help with the application and a conversation with the psychologist.
Therefore, Patient Reimbursement encourages women who may be covered by the scheme to be aware of the travel team’s upcoming visit.
Coming to five cities
The first tour continues in October. After Ilulissat and Uummannaq, the trip continues to Aasiaat, Qeqertarsuaq, Qasigiannguit, Maniitsoq and Nuuk.
The travel team holds a public meeting in:
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Qeqertarsuaq: October 10 at 10 in the Assembly House
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Qasigiannguit: 14 October at 10 in the Assembly House
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Maniitsoq: 17 October at 10 in the Assembly House
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Nuuk: 20 October at 10 in the Assembly House
The patient compensation has also kept extra open in Ilulissat and Uummannaq, where the travel team had two and one extra day respectively to meet the women.
169 cases are recognized
At the same time, the number of recognized cases in the contraception case has increased to 169.
According to Patient Compensation’s figures from 7 October, 169 women have had their case recognized, while seven cases have been rejected. 556 cases have not yet been decided.
The 169 recognized cases have so far resulted in DKK 50.7 million in compensation.
In total, Patient Compensation has received 732 cases.
Patient compensation’s outreach efforts continue after the first round trip.
In the spring of 2027, Patienterstatningen is planning two further tours: one in East Greenland and one in West and South Greenland.
In addition, Patienterstatningen has held presentations for women in the Greenland houses in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg and Odense.
The purpose of the outreach effort is to ensure that women who may be covered by the compensation scheme get information and support to apply.
