Strona Legelisten publishes reviews of doctors and other medical staff, says the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court concludes that “patients 'freedom of expression requirements must take precedence over doctors' right to privacy in this case. It was also emphasized that the Medical Inventory has taken steps to reduce the inconvenience to doctors.
- The legitimate considerations that provide the basis Leglisten.noand, in particular, the public's need for information on healthcare providers must outweigh the concerns for the privacy of healthcare professionals, writes judgment first judge Erik Thyness.
Doctors in Norway are afraid of publishing reviews about themselves
The conclusion is the same as in the Oslo District Court and the Borgarting Court of Appeal.
The Norwegian Medical Association filed a lawsuit against the state in the Privacy Council in 2019 to seek approval from doctors for a general right to object to a listing on the website Legelisten.
As there are issues in principle that have not been considered before, the parties must bear their own court costs, the Supreme Court ruled.
Source: NTB
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