Applications for the Public Health Fund 2025 have been opened, and the deadline to apply for grants is October 22, 2024.

HSU in the Westman Islands / Gyða Arnórsdóttir, Head of Department of Health

On 1 September 2024, amendments to the Medical Director of Health and Public Health Act came into force regarding complaints about health services.

The Blind community, Sjónstöðin, the Sports Association for the Disabled and Reykjadalur, under the guidance of the University of Reykjavík, will hold skills camps for children and young people aged 9 to 25 from 11 to 13 October.

Registration is open for the traffic convention, which will be held on Friday 20 September at Gamla Bíó.

Ágúst Ibsen Snorrason has been appointed as a psychiatrist in the psychiatric ward of SAk, with a 75% post, as of 1 October.

Specialist in home medicine Kristrún Erla Sigurðardóttir and specialist in geriatric medicine Valgerður Þorsteinsdóttir have been appointed to work within the geriatric medicine team of SAk at Kristnesspítali.

The results of the study showed that 36% of elderly people living independently who received home nursing in Akureyri had a certain or strong level of malnutrition.

Iceland Health was present at the conference Tengjum ríkið, which was held on 27 September 2024. At the conference, various digital service solutions introduced recently by Iceland Health were presented.

The day is held for the 15th time on Thursday 19 September in the meeting room Kjarni on the new connection connector of SAk and will be streamed.