Labour withdraws support of police reform
Støre no longer support the local police reform Labour Leader, Jonas Gahr Støre, believes that the Norwegian police have strayed in the wrong direction. He…
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Høie warns against thwarting Gaustad
Høie warns against spanner in the works for Gaustad Hospital Minister of Health, Bent Høie (Conservatives), says that plans for a Aker Hospital will be…
There are so many people over 100 in your municipality
Today there are 1079 people over 100 in Norway, and the number is only increasing and increasing. Among them, there are 900 women, while 179…
Liberals want night-open daycare in Bergen
The Liberals wants night-open daycare in Bergen The Liberals are in favour of looking into the need for evening and night-open daycare in Bergen. If…
Is CBD Oil Legal in Norway?
Is CBD Oil Legal in Norway? Any product related to cannabis has been in constant controversy for thousands of years, and it goes well beyond…
Increase in gonorrhea in Oslo
Around 60 % of all gonorrhea cases in Norway were reported in Oslo in 2018. This is also where the increase in cases in the…
Religious immigrants participate more often in voluntary work
Religiously active immigrants more often do volunteer work and have more confidence in other people than less religiously active immigrants, according to Statistics Norway. Although…
Free day care core time => increased price
Free day care core time expands in line with rising max price The free day care core time scheme is extended as of August. It…
30% say they know enough for their job
3 out of 10 say they have no need to learn anything new in their job “It is noteworthy that so many Norwegians say they…
The age of the electric rib is here
The age of the electric rib and small boats is here Norway has 555,000 motorised recreational boats. The transition for more of them to be…
Norwegian National Contact Point for healthcare
Patients are entitled to receive healthcare in another EU/EEA country and subsequently apply for reimbursement of their expenses. Under the Patient Rights Directive, which entered…
GPS alarm for demented living at home
Solberg promises GPS alarm to demented at home Prime Minister Erna Solberg promises GPS alarm to older demented persons – living at home. In the…
Major differences in the After-School scheme
Major differences in the After-School scheme in Norway The After-School Scheme (SFO) is starting up again these days. There are, however, major differences in the…
Medicine shortage can affect several thousand diabetics
There is a shortage of the drug Metformin, reports the Norwegian Medicines Agency. Last year, over 122,000 diabetics received the prescription drug. The medicine is…
Patients’ rooms in nursing homes are cooking in the summer heat
Many nursing homes lack air conditioning, and in some places it can reach up to 34 degrees inside of patient rooms, according to NRK. It…
Ever-increasing road tolls debt in Norway
Ever-increasing road tolls debt in Norway One of Norway’s foremost experts on road tolls believes that politicians still have not understood the extent of their…
Persons with open wounds warned of vibrio
Persons with open wounds warned of vibrio infection Persons with open wounds on their body should take precautions when bathing, the Norwegian Public Health Institute…
No More Ransom: 200k Reasons to Celebrate
No More Ransom: 200k Reasons to Celebrate Today marks the third anniversary of the No More Ransom, initiative that has helped more than 200 000…
Your rights to healthcare as a refugee or an asylum seeker in Norway
As a refugee or asylum seeker in Norway, you have the right to healthcare in the municipality and in hospitals. You have the right to…
Several people take the rabies vaccine after a Norwegian woman died
After a woman in her 20s died of rabies this past spring, several have taken the rabies vaccine. So far this year, more rabies vaccines…