The staff of the Information Center of Heilsugæsla höfuðborgarsvæðisins will provide advice and guidance for urgent illnesses and injuries via the 1700 phone during the Christmas and New Year holidays. In case of an emergency people are advised to call 112.

The Friends of Akureyri Hospital have donated ten new BiPAP ventilators to the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit and Medical Ward. The equipment will significantly strengthen SAk’s capacity to provide essential respiratory support to patients with respiratory failure.

The Minister of Justice has appointed Jónas Þór Guðmundsson as a judge with a first post at the Reykjanes District Court from 13 March. At the same time, the Minister of Justice has appointed Brynjar Níelsson as a judge with a post at the Reykjavík District Court from 14 February to 31 December 2025.

By Act No. 53/2024, temporary authorizations for the use of teleconferencing devices in the conduct of civil and criminal proceedings before a court were made permanent. On November 1st, new guidelines for the judicial administration of the courts on teleconferencing will take effect.

The projects must be co-operation between at least one energy company and one entity with expertise in cybersecurity, namely research and scientific institutions or companies in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA).

A decision has been made to relocate SAk’s rehabilitation services from their current premises at Kristnes for an indefinite period. The decision follows a comprehensive assessment and analysis of the building, which concluded that, in its current condition, it is unsuitable for the provision of healthcare services.

The website of the Icelandic police and the National Commissioner of the Police is now on Ísland.is, but the URL remains unchanged from before, www.logreglan.is.

Iceland Health introduces upcoming changes to the application process through the Data Portal

Heilbrigðisstofnun Suðurlands (HSU) has taken an important step in harnessing new technology in care and service delivery with the implementation of TETON at Móberg.

Landspítali participates in the Hope4Kids project – Holistic Oncologic Palliative Care for Europe’s Kids – which aims to strengthen and harmonise pediatric palliative care across Europe for all children living with life-threatening or life-limiting conditions.