A new report launched within Nordic co-operation on the first 1000 days of life highlights the importance of identifying risk factors early and ensuring families receive appropriate support and services. Special emphasis is placed on families facing multiple challenges.

To mark the occasion of the new disability and rehabilitation system taking effect on 1 September, there will be a live stream from Gróska on Monday, 1 September at 11:00, which will go over the improvements the new system brings.

The police in Suðurnes are investigating a criminal case involving the seizure of approximately 20,000 tablets that are made to look like Oxycontin 80 mg tablets by the Icelandic Customs at Keflavík Airport.

Landsbankinn now electronically transmits information regarding the status of assets and liabilities of the deceased on the date of death directly into the estate system of district commissioners. This includes, for example, the status of bank accounts and mortgage loans.

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has adopted a new draft of guidelines on the use of pseudonymisation to help companies meet the requirements of the GDPR.

The Treasury on behalf of the Iceland Health, requests bids in the tender for framework agreement no. 23310 on bath and toilet assistive devices.

The Friends of Akureyri Hospital have donated a new plaster saw to the surgical day and outpatient department.

The first comprehensive EU public health emergency preparedness assessment for Iceland has been carried out.

A new report on records preservation and management at municipal offices that are required to submit documents to the National Archives of Iceland shows that records management has steadily improved and compliance with regulations has significantly increased in recent years. However, the volume of paper documents subject to submission has grown considerably. The development of electronic records management at municipal offices is slow but steady.

Kristína Björk Arnórsdóttir has been appointed as the Data Protection Officer for HSN and SAk.