Im sorry to hear that.

If she was injured due to hospital error, she is entitled to compensation from the hospital/government through Pasientklagenemda (patients complaint organ).

It is also very sad about the childs seizures. If the doctor does not know what is causing the seizures, it is common practice at least in norway to give medication to stop the symptoms in lack of a cure for the cause. An example would be the 5 year old daughter of a friend to mine. She has multiple diagnoses based on the illness, but since the doctors does not know exactly what is wrong, they are giving her medication for epilepsy to reduce her seizures.

In your example, should the doctor have a diagnosis but refuse to inform the patients parents about it, they can complain directly to the kommunelege and fylkeslege - the doctors responsible for every doctor in what would compare to an american county. They have authority to override the decitions to the primary doctor.

Also, every Norwegian citizen have the right to choose primary doctor through Fastlegeordningen. They can choose any doctor in the county as long as there is spare capacity.

In sorry for the late reply, but Im out of town, visiting my grandparents.

About 9 hours ago my grandfather felt ill due to his angina and heaped up water in his lungs. Half an hour later (after conferring with the equivillent to 911) an ambulance crew came and did some tests before bringing him up to the hospital for observation. This is probably the 10th time this year (he's in first name terms with some of the paramedics) and it havent cost him more than the maximum of around 400 dollars per year in personal fees.

Incidently I was left in charge of my grandmother who suffers from stroke. About an hour ago she fell of the toilet with a bang that woke me up. Since shes a rather large woman I had no chance of helping she on my own, so I rang the house alarm and the nurses and nighthelps came to help us. They are living in a government subsided elderly community. They only pay normal rent.

If this seems a but strange that all that should happen on the same evening, I agree. Im freaked out and cant sleep. So i decided to reddit a bit from my cell, fees be damned. Its been a rough day.

But to sum it up: Your relative have more rights than she realizes, Norway have a bang on healthcare system, and I gladly pay my taxes to support my grandparents, myself and everyone else in need of medical support.