Act No. 81/2025, which amends the Health Records Act, No. 55/2009, has come into force. The purpose of these amendments is to improve efficiency in healthcare services, promote digital development, and enhance patient safety.

Information for healthcare professionals

The Directorate of Immigration has received enquiries about the situation in Venezuela and how it affects Venezuelans situated in Iceland. The Directorate is monitoring the situation and will publish updated information if necessary.

The next A2 certification drone exam will be held on the 10th of December at ICETRA´s offices.

The Icelandic parliament, Althingi, has approved a bill on a single payment to incapacity and rehabilitation pensioners in the amount of ISK 70,364. The single payment will be granted to pensioners who are entitled to receive incapacity or rehabilitation pension in 2024.

The Director General of Heilsugæsla höfuðborgarsvæðisins called, in an article published in Sameyki’s magazine, for employers and labor unions to join forces to remove provisions requiring a physician’s confirmation of short-term illness from collective agreements.

Newsletter of Digital Iceland February 2025.

Today, 24 October, on World Polio Day, we emphasize the importance of vaccination and surveillance in achieving the shared global goal of eradicating poliomyelitis. A goal set by the World Health Assembly in1988.