A lawyer who supports patients at a psychiatric hospital in Hachioji, Tokyo, where a nurse assaulted an inpatient, said on the 8th that inappropriate medical care was being provided to the government and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. I asked for an investigation as to whether the designation of insurance medical institutions, etc. is appropriate.
Takiyama Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in Hachioji, Tokyo, was searched by the Metropolitan Police Department on suspicion that nurses had assaulted patients, and one of them was summarily indicted for assault.
Keisuke Aihara, a lawyer who supports patients in this hospital, visited the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government on the 8th, submitted a request form, and held a press conference.
According to the request, the voice recorded in the hospital and the testimony of the person concerned may contain records of examinations that were not actually performed, and inappropriate treatment such as administration of unnecessary medicine is suspected. , we are requesting an investigation to confirm the status of claims for medical fees and whether designation as an insurance medical institution or insurance doctor is appropriate.
In 2001, the director of Takiyama Hospital was revoked as an insurance doctor for illegally receiving medical fees at a psychiatric hospital in Saitama Prefecture. I'm here.
Regarding the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, it is necessary to cancel the designation as a designated institution that provides medical care to welfare recipients, such as assaulting a patient by a nurse, and cooperates with Hachioji City, which has jurisdiction. I have requested that you do so.
On top of that, he urged both the national and metropolitan governments to improve, arguing that abuse cases at psychiatric hospitals have continued one after another, and that the administrative supervisory function is not working sufficiently.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government said it would "scrutinize the content of the request," and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare would like to "scrutinize the content and respond appropriately."