A new advisory council on palliative care has been appointed for a three-year term through a collaboration between the Sjúkrahúsið á Akureyri (SAk), Heilbrigðisstofnun Norðurlands (HSN) and Heilsuvernd (HV). The council’s objective is to strengthen cooperation between healthcare institutions and further develop palliative care services in North Iceland.

Vehicle owners who had not registered their vehicle’s mileage by 1 April were charged a late registration fee. The fee will be cancelled if the vehicle is taken to an inspection station before the end of April.

Five nurses received a motivational grant at the annual general meeting of the Icelandic Nurses’ Association, held in Reykjavík on May 15. One of the recipients was Elma Rún Ingvarsdóttir, a pediatric nursing specialist at Akureyri Hospital (SAk).

Operators are reminded that lifesaving and safety equipment must always be inspected when its validity expires.

A ship's safety equipment shall always be inspected or renewed when its validity expires.

The December bonus for old-age and disability pension and medical- and rehabilitation allowance will be paid on December 1st along with the monthly allowance to our clients.

Our goal at Akureyri Hospital is to ensure coordinated, professional, and targeted rehabilitation and geriatric medicine services for our patients.

Recently, the Icelandic Association of the Blind and the Organization of Disabled in Iceland released new detailed guidelines on the installation of tactile paving and attention areas indoors to create good accessibility for blind and visually impaired individuals.

Newsletter of Digital Iceland #2 in March 2025.

Influenza vaccinations at the healthcare clinics of the Healthcare Institution of North Iceland (HSN) are scheduled to begin in mid-October.