On Tuesday June 13th, 2023, the course will be offered on the provision of assistive devices.

Regional Public Health Indicators (PHI) for Iceland were presented for the eighth time in Reykjavík on 14 September 2023.

The number of cases received by the Icelandic Health Insurance has increased significantly in the last few years. When the number of main petitions is compared between 2018 and 2022 (the 2022 figures are calculated for a full year), it can be seen that there has been a significant increase in almost all policy areas.

Applications for a final driving licence on Iceland.is is part of the process of digitising applications for driving licences.

Earlier this year HSN in Dalvík formally received a wireless ultrasound device as a gift from the women's associations Hvöt in Árskógsströnd and Tilraun in Svarfaðardalur.

Promote health literacy

During the port state inspection of Vopnafjörður on 22 November on the cargo ship Eystnes, several comments were made on the condition of the ship and its equipment, and some seriousness.

Assisting refugees from Ukraine to enter the labour market in Iceland has been a success.

The Residential Home for the Elderly in Þingeyjarsýslur sf. has agreed with the Ministry of Health that the Healthcare Institution of North Iceland will take over the operation of nursing and residential facilities in Hvammur from February 1st.

On Thursday 25 August, in addition to meeting with the management of the hospital in Akranes, Minister of Health Willum Þórsson visited HVE on the occasion of the formal opening of a new operating room in the hospital.