Family doctor, emergency clinics, health rights and services for immigrants.
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Elderly care in Norway is the responsibility of the municipality. How to apply for home help, home nursing care and nursing homes, what the co-payment costs, and how to appeal a decision.
Norway offers free treatment for substance use problems through primary care physicians, TSB, and LAR. Here are the first steps, what services are available, and special considerations for immigrants.
The Helsenorge app lets you renew prescriptions, view medical records, book appointments with your GP and communicate with health services — all in one place. Here is a practical guide for immigrants.
To see a specialist in Norway you usually need a referral from your GP. Here are your rights, the waiting time guarantee, free hospital choice, and what immigrants should know.
Children and young people in Norway have the right to free dental care from the public dental service until the end of the calendar year they turn 21. Here are the rules, what is covered, and what you pay yourself.
A practical guide to mental health help in Norway: GP, municipality, rapid mental health help, school health service, DPS and emergency numbers.
Free vaccines against 12 diseases for every child in Norway, from the helsestasjon to school. Here is the calendar, and how newly arrived children catch up on missing vaccines.
The difference between condoms and IUDs, STI testing, contraception support for young people and rights in Norwegian healthcare.
A practical guide to pharmacies, e-prescriptions, blue prescriptions, medicine substitution, online pharmacies and when to ask a GP or pharmacist in Norway.
In Norway, the pregnant person decides about abortion until week 18. Here are the rules, help and rights explained simply.
Cancer and cardiovascular diseases are the most common causes of death in Norway. Here is the key information on public health, migration and prevention.
Everything about free antenatal care in Norway: check-ups with a midwife and GP, ultrasound, a home visit after birth, and the helsestasjon for children 0–5.
