Sigurlinn Sváfnisdóttir, a midwife specializing in prenatal screening, and Hugborg Kjartansdóttir, a midwife at Heilbrigðisstofnun Suðurlands (HSU), attended an international conference in London earlier in December.

There is every reason to remind drivers who pass through Austurberg in Reykjavík to reduce their speed.

The Chief Epidemiologist´s dashboard on respiratory infections has been updated with data through Week 4 of 2025 (January 20–26, 2025).

The Directorate of Immigration no longer handles visa issuance

On December 16, 2024, the Nordic countries presented a common framework for patient safety knowledge and skills. The recording of the seminar is available online.

From February 11 to 14, a comprehensive external audit of all operations at Akureyri Hospital (SAk) was conducted, known as the DNV audit. This was a full-scale audit, performed every three years, with smaller audits focusing on specific areas of operations carried out in between.

The Directorate of Fisheries recently received the 2025 Gender Balance Award. This is the third time the Directorate has received the award, having also received it in 2023 and 2024.

The new report of the Department of Accompanying Services shows a summary of the department’s tasks for 2023 and 2024.

In light of recent media coverage regarding the Directorate of Health's administrative decision to revoke a doctor's license, the Directorate of Health wishes to convey the following.