Your rights as a patient (ischaemic heart disease)

The Region you live in is responsible for ensuring – as far as at all possible – that you are offered treatment within the maximum waiting times.

If the hospital you have been referred to is unable to offer you treatment within the maximum waiting times, the hospital must offer to refer you to another public or private hospital in Denmark within the maximum waiting times. If the hospital is unable to find you a public or private hospital, the hospital is required to contact the Danish Health Authority – if you wish.

Maximum waiting times for the procedure (revascularisation):

1. for confirmed main stem disease: 10 days from the date when you gave informed consent for treatment, and 14 days from the date of receipt of the referral at the hospital where the procedure is to be performed.
2. for severe angina due to sclerosis of the coronary arteries: 14 days from the date when you gave informed consent for treatment, and 21 days from the date of receipt of the referral at the hospital where the procedure is to be performed.
3. for angina secondary to a blood clot in the heart: 21 days from the date when you gave informed consent for treatment, and 35 days from the date of receipt of the referral at the hospital where the procedure is to be performed.

Concurrent to your right to maximum waiting times for treatment you are entitled to treatment within 30 days if professionally possible.

As a patient, you are basically free to choose from any of the public hospitals throughout Denmark. However, a hospital department may refuse patients if that department has significantly longer waiting times for the treatment in question than other similar departments.

If you wish to exercise your free choice of another public hospital, please contact the department/hospital on the telephone number you were given in your appointment letter.

Generally speaking, you must make your own way to and from the hospital for treatment.

You can read more in Danish at www.befordring.rm.dk.

Fill in the form at www.omvis.rm.dk if you need advice or guidance on your rights as a patient.

If you cannot fill in the form, you may call +45 7841 0444 for help. Weekdays from 9.00-13.00.

Read more in Danish at www.patientkontoret.rm.dk.

Please go to www.data.rm.dk to see how we treat and protect your data (in Danish).

If you do not live in the Central Denmark Region, you must contact the patient office for the region in which you live in order to receive information about your options: www.andreregioner.rm.dk.