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The HSU Home Hospital // Guðný Stella Guðnadóttir, Chief Physician
Newsletter of Digital Iceland December 2024.
Norovirus is believed to be the likely cause of a recent outbreak of gastrointestinal illness following a triathlon event in Laugarvatn on July 5.
A conference on the digital vision of the public sector and innovations under way to promote digital services will be presented at the Digital Iceland conference "Connecting the State" on Thursday 24 September next.
The latest results from the service survey show that HSN continues to strengthen its services and build trust among residents in the region.
A new review commissioned by the Directorate of Health shows that age verification at online shops selling alcohol is often inadequate. Identification was requested upon delivery in only 7% of cases, and electronic identification was required at the time of purchase in 36% of cases.
Interview // The Pioneers of HSU’s Remote Monitoring: Margrét Björk Ólafsdóttir, Head Nurse, and Anna Margrét Magnúsdóttir, Assistant Unit Manager
The Chief Epidemiologist’s respiratory infections dashboard has been updated with data for week 47 of 2025 (November 17–23, 2025).
The annual influenza epidemic is ongoing. The number of confirmed cases has been high this winter but has been declining recently.
High satisfaction has been reported with the services of the Information center of Heilsugæsla höfuðborgarsvæðisins in a survey conducted by the Icelandic Health (Sjúkratryggingar Íslands). About 82 percent of those who used the 1700 phone service were satisfied, and 72 percent of those who used the Heilsuvera online chat reported satisfaction.