Norwegian general practitioners are more satisfied with the job than foreign colleagues
Norwegian GPs are more satisfied with the job on average than their foreign colleagues, but are dissatisfied with the workload, according to a new survey….
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The right to a doctor in Norway
The right to a doctor (GP) in Norway All inhabitants who are registered in the National Registry as living in Norway have the right to…
The Medical Association sues the state
The Medical Association takes anonymous reviews to court The Norwegian Medical Association sues the state for publishing anonymous reviews on Legelisten.no (Doctor Listing). The Data…
Djabrail’s parents wants the MD punished
Djabrail’s parents think the MD must face the music Djabrail Sulejmanov (6) died after a treatment at Haukeland University Hospital last autumn. Now the parents…
More students visit doctor due to absence rule
Strong increase in students visiting doctor due to absence rule in High Schools The number of doctor visits has increased by 15 per cent among…
Requires action to save the GP scheme
The Medical Association requires action to save GP scheme The Norwegian Medical Association requires the authorities to act immediately to rescue the GP scheme (fastlegeordningen)….
More young people are visiting the doctor
More young people are going to GP than before, especially due to respiratory infections. This may be due to the new absence rules of the…
Doctor in Sarpsborg sentenced for fraud
A defrocked doctor is in Sarpsborg District Court sentenced to prison for four years for aggravated fraud of at least NOK 7.3 million. The verdict…
Wants to make visits to the doctors free for youngsters
Young people aged between 16 and 18 should not have to ask their parents for money to pay the deductible for doctor visits, according to…
Doctor lost lawsuit after she denied patients UID
Historic ruling in Norway. The doctor, Katarzyna Jachimowicz, was fired after refuse to insert the birth control IUD (Intrauterine Device) for women. The IUD is…
Doctors critical age testing of asylum seekers
The Doctors Association does not want Norwegian doctors to contribute to age tests of asylum seekers who say they are under 18 years. But Health…
Suspected fake doctor was arrested
A mother of young children from Southern Norway who pretended to be a doctor was arrested Thursday morning in Kristiansand. Investigation Director Jens Martin Reiersølmoen…
Five years in jail for patient abuse
A former general practitioner has been sentenced to five years in prison for assaulting patients in Trondheim. – The defendant has deliberately and grossly exploited…
New rules for absence causes flu-queue with GPs
GPs are experiencing a great influx of students who need sick leave for colds, after the new absence rules came into force. A new and…
Many immigrants did not visit a GP
Only 58 percent of immigrants in Norway visited their GP in 2015. Sixty-five per cent of Norwegian-born children of immigrants had been there at least…
Doctor accused of sexual abuse of five women
Than previously general practitioner is accused of having abused his position to obtain sexual relations with five patients. The doctor himself thinks he was doing…