There are about 14 occupational therapists working at Akureyri hospital - and one quadriplegic. They take care of clients in rehabilitation at Kristnes, in SAk's emergency wards and in the psychiatric ward.

Individuals in Iceland have certain rights and obligations in society.

The Icelandic Medical Association has called strikes, which will begin on Monday, November 25th, if no agreement is reached by that date and will cover doctors who work under the collective agreements of the Icelandic Medical Association.

Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, Minister of Social Affairs and Labour, has appointed Herdís Gunnarsdóttir as director of the Welfare Quality and Inspection Authority, which took up the post on 1 April 2022.

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In light of the fact that it has been difficult to get doctors to work at the health care in Borgarnes and the summer vacation is coming up, the workers unfortunately have no choice but to reduce the service this summer due to the lack of people who are not registered at the health center in Borgarnes.

The 2023 annual report on antimicrobial consumption (AMC) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in humans and animals in Iceland has been published for the twelfth time.

The Directorate of Fisheries has put into use a digital application system in collaboration with Ísland.is for fishing permits.

New staff have started working at ISAC, the Icelandic Service for Accreditation.

Due to the lack of doctors at the health center in Borgarnes, services have had to be prioritized recently or since the doctor retired at the end of July.