RetinaRisk eye screening has been implemented at HSN, resulting in significant cost savings for individuals and the healthcare system, while also providing great convenience for a large group of our clients.

An important milestone has now been reached in the National Archives of Iceland’s facilities with the opening of a new preservation building in Sundaborg in Reykjavík. The facility accommodates 14 shelf-kilometres of records, housed in a two-tier electrically powered shelving system—the first of its kind in the country. Sigrún Brynja Einarsdóttir, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Innovation and Higher Education, formally opened the facility and delivered remarks alongside the National Archivist, Hrefna Róbertsdóttir, at a brief ceremony on Friday, June 13. Kristján Þorvaldsson, CFO of the National Archives of Iceland, also addressed the occasion.

High satisfaction is reported with services at health centers in the capital area in the latest survey by Sjúkratrygginar Íslands (Health Iceland). Satisfaction with both the services provided and staff attitudes is particularly high, with little difference between centers operated by Heilsugæsla höfuðborgarsvæðisin (HH) and those run by private providers.

Today, on the Day of Icelandic Sign Language, the new and exciting Children’s Page of the Communication Centre for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (SHH) was officially launched.

At the turn of the year, changes to the organizational structure of the National Archives took effect, aimed primarily at streamlining operations and increasing efficiency following the growth in projects and staff.

Easy-to-read material about disability pension and the new medical- and rehabilitation allowance has been published on tr.is, and this is the first time that easy-to-read material has been published on Ísland.is.

The Teddy Bear Hospital will be open for injured or sick teddy bears on Saturday October 11th. Teddy bears and their owners are welcome at the HSN Akureyri Health Care Center Sunnuhlíð, where medical students receive them.

A total of 28,715 individuals will receive a single payment this afternoon when the Social Insurance Administration distributes a single payment to elderly pensioners, incapacity and rehabilitation pensioners.

Today marks 50 years since the first comprehensive gender equality legislation came into force in Iceland.

The Adventures and Career of Andrés Magnússon, Surgeon in Siglufjörður, Who Recently Retired After 40 Years of Service.