Changes in the administration of assistive devices to improve service, shorten waiting times, and increase efficiency in application processing.

The audit of ISAC’s quality management system was conducted in early September.

A MoniForSoil network's conference in Hveragerði on September 2nd will concentrate on the advancement of soil monitoring systems within forested regions. The conference program is now accessible, and registration is currently underway, with a deadline of August 5th.

Akureyri Hospital (SAk) has implemented a new digital medication prescribing system for cancer treatments, known as the Cato system, which significantly improves the safety and efficiency of treatment for patients receiving chemotherapy. The system was first adopted at Landspítali (the National University Hospital of Iceland) at the end of 2022 and has now been introduced at SAk.

Simpler application processing and shorter processing times.

On Friday 13 May, legal assistants of judges visited the Supreme Court.

The West Iceland Healthcare Institution has received a grant from the memorial fund of Bergþóra Magnúsdóttir and Jakob Bjarnason. The memorial fund is managed by the Directorate of Health and grants are granted from it to projects intended to improve the quality and safety of healthcare.

The service office of the Directorate of Labour in Reykjanesbær will be closed from Monday, August 18th due to relocation.

Recently, an interview with the CEO of SAk was published in Healthcare and Life Sciences 2025 – Year in Review. Below is an Icelandic summary of the interview, which is particularly fitting at this milestone as we approach the turn of the year.

The Financial Management Authority (Fjársýslan) has opened for registration and submission of binding contracts in a new contract system. Government entities have until 31 January 2026 to submit the information.