Grants from the SAk's Science Fund are awarded once a year. It is allocated according to the recommendations of the Scientific Council of the Akureyri Hospital. ISK 6,412,200 was allocated.

The Directorate of Health has published an interactive dashboard on excess mortality and COVID-19 mortality.

We are now planning to renew English language teaching material for teenagers and therefore we are calling for English teachers at that level to be part of a working group. The task of the working group will be to submit proposals for the creation of new teaching material in cooperation with the editor.

Annual reports have been issued for 2021 on cervical cancer screening and breast cancer screening.

The market for catch quota in herrring is open from 16:00 13 July to 14:00 18 July 2023.

Amendment to implement Article 27(2) of Act No. 44/2014, on Scientific Research in the Health Sector

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.

At the annual general meeting of the Sponsoring Association for HSN in Þingeyjarsýslur, new gastro-oscopy equipment was formally handed over to HSN in Húsavík.

The agreement between Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway and the United Kingdom on the coordination of social security, signed this summer, formally entered into force at the end of the year or on 1 January last.

Yellow September aims to raise awareness about mental health and suicide prevention. Everyone is encouraged to participate in the Yellow day, September 10th.