Ministry of Health and Care Services
Jan Christian Vestre (Lab.)
Minister of Health and Care Services
Norway extends agreement on medical evacuation from Ukraine
Norway is extending its cooperation with the EU on transporting Ukrainian patients to Norway and other European hospitals for medical treatment. Norway will continue the medical evacuation operation until November 2024.
New initiative in the healthcare industry with more than 40 measures
The Minister of Trade and Industry and the Minister of Health and Care Services presented on 23 August a Roadmap for the Health Industry. The 41 measures in the the Roadmap will contribute to profitable business development and sustainable health and care services.
National budget 2024:
NOK 2.2 billion more for hospitals, waiting times to be reduced
The Norwegian government is proposing a NOK 2.2 billion increase in funding for hospitals above and beyond wage and price inflation. The draft budget will facilitate shorter waiting times, strengthened mental health care and collaborative measures in the Northern Norway Regional Health Authority.
National Budget 2024:
Creating more training posts to solve the GP crisis
‘In order to solve the GP crisis, we need more doctors to be trained and specialise in general practice. With 66 new positions for specialised doctors next year, we are providing the highest ever number of posts,’ says Ingvild Kjerkol, Minister of Health and Care Services.
Latest from the Ministry of Health and Care Services
What's new
- New white paper highlights Sámi perspectives in public health work News story 19/03/2024
- Norway extends agreement on medical evacuation from Ukraine News story 02/02/2024
- New initiative in the healthcare industry with more than 40 measures Press release 12/10/2023
- National Budget 2024: Creating more training posts to solve the GP crisis News story 11/10/2023
- National Budget 2024: NOK 2.2 billion more for hospitals, waiting times to be reduced News story 11/10/2023
Documents
- Meld. St. 12 (2023–2024) - White paper on public health and living conditions in the Sámi population – Summary Report to the Storting 15/03/2024
- The Norwegian National Strategy for Rare Diagnoses Plans/strategy 09/02/2024
- The Norwegian Government's Action Plan on Gender and Sexual Diversity (2023–2026) Plans/strategy 06/09/2023
- Migration and Integration 2021–2022 Report 16/01/2023
- Dementia Plan 2025 Plans/strategy 02/09/2022
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