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15th May 2024
In the past year, efforts have been made to improve and integrate services and advice for illness and emergency with telephone consultation at 1700, which is provided by the Information Centre for Health Care in the Capital Area (HH).
14th February 2024
Currently, bills from the West Iceland Healthcare Authority are electronic and the sending of paper invoices and payment notes will cease.
13th February 2024
Health care centres in HVE will participate in changing procedures encouraged by the Association of Icelandic General Practitioners (FÍH) regarding referrals for children, cf. regulations in this regard: https://island.is/Regulations/nr/0313-2017 .
12th December 2023
This weekend, the HVE Commission welcomed 15 women from the Rebekah no. 5 Ásgerði I.O.O.F. to thank them for Connect vitality meter which was brought to the healthcare in Akranes this year.
25th October 2023
HVE supports the gender equality campaign of women and non-binary people, who make up 87% of the staff at the Institute. Women and non-binary people are completely indispensable in health care.
12th October 2023
For more information on the timing of vaccinations and location, please visit each healthcare clinic's facebook page. Influenza vaccination is only available to priority groups.
26th July 2023
Hulda Gestsdóttir has been appointed Director of Nursing at the West Iceland Healthcare Centre since at least 1 October.
22nd June 2023
Services and advice on health-related matters to the public have been expanded to the telephone number 1700 and on the Health website.
21st June 2023
Sigurður Einar Sigurðsson has been appointed Director of Medicine at the West Iceland Healthcare Centre and will begin work on 1st September.
8th June 2023
The 2022 HVE Annual Report is published and can be accessed on the website for publications.