The Ministry of Health has presented a new health policy for the Icelandic people until the year 2030. The policy will be presented at open meetings in all health districts in the country in the near future. Tuesday, June 18 at 17 the meeting will be held in the meeting room of the nursing home Eyri on Ísafjörður.
It will be discussed what the policy entails, what changes it is likely to bring about and why it is so important, whether in urban areas or in more sparsely populated areas of the country.
There has been a long wait for a comprehensive strategy for Icelandic health care since the strategy approved by Alþingi in 2001 expired in 2010.
Essentially, the health policy is about how to create a comprehensive health system for all citizens that guarantees patients continuous service at the right level of service, where quality, safety, efficiency and economy go together.
The meeting at the nursing home Eyri on Ísafjörður on June 18 starts at 17.00
Schedule:
- Presentation of the policy: Svandís Svavarsdóttir, Minister of Health
- CEO's view: Gylfi Ólafsson, CEO of the Vestfjörður Health Foundation
- Panel discussion: There will be panel participants as well as keynote speakers Helga Sif Friðjónsdóttir, head of the Landspítala outpatient department, Guðmundur Gunnarsson, mayor of Ísafjarðarbær, Jón Páll Hreinsson, mayor of Bolungarvíkurkaupstaðar, Rebekka Hilmarsdóttir, mayor of Vesturbyggðar, Elsa B. Friðfinnsdóttir office manager in the Ministry of Health.
There will be a moderator Peter Weiss, director University Center Westfjords.
The meeting is open to everyone and admission is free.
Attention is drawn to the fact that there will be live streaming from the meeting and will be available for streaming on The Vestfjörður Health Foundation's page on Facebook.
