In 2023, 18 people had their first artificial foot in Iceland, 53,564 applied for the European Health Insurance Card and 12,934 underwent colonoscopy.

Guðrún Dóra Clarke has been appointed as Chief Medical Executive at the Healthcare Institution of North Iceland (HSN). It is planned that Guðrún Dóra will start working soon.

Ríkiskaup, on behalf of Iceland Health, is offering a framework contract for the purchase of hand-driven wheelchairs, electric wheelchairs and walking aids for health insured persons. The deadline for submitting tenders is 1.10.2024 at 9.00.

The National Electorial Committee met and an election simulator was presented

Iceland Health and the Reykjavík Medical Association have concluded an agreement on the services of specialized physicians, which will take effect on September 1st 2023.

The Icelandic Marine Research Institute (Hárannsóknastofnunin) announced on 3 July a proposal for a fish farming area in Arnarfjörður in accordance with Article 4a of the Law on Aquaculture. The presentation period was until 7 August last year.

5 years after the hospital building was completed, the first patients arrived.

It is now possible to apply for the renewal of a driver’s license for those aged 65 and older on Ísland.is. After completing the application, a medical certificate from a family doctor is submitted to the district commissioner, and the driving rights are renewed.

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.