Cohabitation refers to individuals who are cohabitating but not in a marriage. There is no single law on cohabitation.

Dental care - recommendation from the Directorate of Health

A negligence fee is levied on owners or operators of vehicles who do not attend the compulsory vehicle inspection within a given time limit.

The Nutrition Day at Akureyri Hospital (SAk) took place on a Wednesday at the beginning of the month and was dedicated to the nutrition of surgical and intensive care patients. The day was organized by the hospital’s nutrition team in collaboration with the SAk Department of Education and Science.

This week, the European Trauma Course (ETC) took place for the first time in Iceland. The Icelandic Resuscitation Council (EÍ) is responsible for introducing these courses to Iceland, and the inaugural session was hosted at Akureyri Hospital (SAk). The aim of the course is to train healthcare professionals in the coordinated reception and management of severely injured trauma patients, with a strong emphasis on teamwork, communication, leadership, and decision-making. In addition to hands-on clinical procedures, 85% of the course is based on practical scenario training. Organizers from ETC, EÍ, and SAk were all highly satisfied with the outcome.

The Financial Management Authority, on behalf of the Iceland Health, is conducting an invitation to tender for a framework contract for the purchase of braces for health insured persons. The deadline for submitting tenders is 24.04.2025 at 12.00.

The forthcoming implementation of a new regulation on the operation of drones will require drone operators to register with the Civil Aviation Authority.

In light of discussions that physician on-call shifts at SAk had not been staffed from December 22, we would like to announce that those shifts are now staffed over the holidays.

Two best posters for a scientific project at the Landspítali Science Festival, Science in the Spring, in Hringsalur, on April 26, 2023, were awarded in kind. The writers of the awards are medical student Þórður Björgvin Þórðarson and PhD student Kirstine Nolling Jensen.

The Social Insurance Administration participates in miscellaneous costs incurred by the insured due to diagnosis or treatment in the healthcare system, subject ...