Hjúkrun 2023 - The Nursing conference - took place at the end of September at the Hilton Reykjavík Nordica. The conference was organized by the Association of Icelandic Nurses in collaboration with the University of Iceland, the University of Akureyri, Landspítali and the health care centers of the capital region.

An interactive dashboard with hospital discharge statistics is now available.

Due to the Nordic Council meeting held in Reykjavík from 28 to 31 October 2024, the Icelandic Transport Authority has, at the request of the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police, prohibited drone flights at three locations in Iceland as follows.

Guðrún Aspelund has been hired as an Chief Epidemiologist at the Directorate of Health as of 1 September 2022.

The liaison officer's role is to strengthen relations and contribute to Iceland's effective membership work, i.e. cooperation and participation in work groups.

Before seeking emergency care at HSN Akureyri, it is recommended that patients who have Covid-like symptoms, such as cough, fever, cold symptoms and sore throat, take a Covid home test.

Specialists from the Icelandic Radiation Safety Authority monitored the movements of a nuclear-powered submarine today.

The results of a survey among students form the basis of the award

On February 3rd, the first case of measles was diagnosed in our country since 2019. Several groups of people were potentially exposed in the two days prior. Those who were unvaccinated and may have been in close contact with the infected person were offered vaccinations on Monday, February 5th.

The Department of Education and Science presented the sleep study "Prevalence of sleep problems among children" at Rannís Science Day, which took place in Laugardalshöll, last Saturday.