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Regional health authority owning and governing the hospitals in Northern Norway
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GPs are most satisfied with the patient medication list (PLL), while hospital doctors are more cautious
- The Norwegian Centre for E-health Research (NSE) has studied what doctors think of the patient medication list (PLL). The research began in spring 2026, after the PLL had been in use for a while. Helse Nord paid for it.
- Researchers interviewed GPs and surveyed GPs, hospital doctors and hospital pharmacists. They are interviewing hospital doctors in autumn 2026.
DigitalisationHospitalMedicines+ 7 more bullets in the app - Call for applications
Helse Nord and the Norwegian Cancer Society offer up to NOK 3 million per project for cancer care innovation, deadline 6 November
- Helse Nord and the Norwegian Cancer Society are giving money to new ideas that can help cancer patients in Northern Norway get better care. This covers everything from preventing cancer to treatment and follow-up.
- Projects should, for example, improve the mental health of patients and relatives, build knowledge and coping skills, make services more sustainable, help with late effects after treatment, and support Pakkeforløp hjem (the 'home' care pathway).
HospitalMental healthPublic health+ 7 more bullets in the app - Press release
Metavision outage at Helse Nord hospitals largely resolved – UNN switching back Tuesday 2026
- Metavision – the digital system hospitals use to record medications and patient care – broke down after a planned upgrade the weekend before 28 September 2026, becoming slow and partly non-functional.
- A fix was applied over the weekend: Nordlandssykehuset switches back to the digital system on Monday 28 September, and UNN plans to do the same on Tuesday 29 September.
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Helse Nord invites applications for NOK 750,000 to replicate proven innovations from other hospitals
- Helse Nord is offering NOK 750,000 to hospital projects that copy solutions already proven to work elsewhere — each project can receive up to NOK 250,000 for one year.
- The deadline to apply is 16 October 2026 at 16:00.
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Northern Norwegian municipalities call for clearer priorities in Helse Nord's new 15-year plan
- Helse Nord (the regional health authority for northern Norway) is developing a new plan for specialist healthcare services up to 2042. To prepare, it invited municipalities to a meeting in Tromsø on 24 August. The draft plan will go out for public consultation on 30 October 2026.
- Seven municipalities took part: Saltdal, Andøy, Bodø, Harstad, Narvik, Nordreisa and Senja, alongside KS, which represents local governments.
HospitalMental healthMunicipalities+ 5 more bullets in the app - News article
Over 200 participants presented around 50 cross-sector healthcare collaboration projects at a conference in Tromsø
- More than 200 health workers, managers and patient representatives from all over Northern Norway met in Tromsø to present projects they have received government collaboration funding for.
- Around 50 projects were showcased over two days — covering everything from following up patients at home to fast tests for heart damage.
Elder careHospitalMunicipalities+ 4 more bullets in the app - News article
Helse Nord RHF proposes that UNN and Finnmarkssykehuset establish new blood collection stations by end of 2026
- On Friday 28 August 2026, the board of Helse Nord RHF will decide whether to formally instruct two hospitals – UNN and Finnmarkssykehuset – to open new blood collection points in Troms and Finnmark by the end of 2026.
- A blood collection station is a place where health workers receive voluntary blood donors, collect blood, and send it for testing and storage in the hospital blood bank. Rescue and ambulance helicopters are then stocked from that bank for use in emergencies.
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Helse Nord consults on regional plan to improve health literacy in Northern Norway – proposes new competence service
- Helse Nord RHF is asking for feedback on a new plan to help patients and carers in Northern Norway better understand their health and cope with illness. The deadline is 13 October 2026.
- The most significant new measure in the plan is creating a shared regional service focused on health education and self-management skills.
HospitalPublic health+ 4 more bullets in the app - News article
Regional user conference for patients and next of kin in Northern Norway set for 13–14 October 2026 in Tromsø
- A conference for patients, relatives, and service users in Northern Norway will take place on 13–14 October 2026 in Tromsø.
- The deadline to sign up is 8 September 2026, and the programme is published on the organiser's website.
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18 improvement teams from hospitals and municipalities launch second cohort of Norwegian care-coordination learning network in autumn 2026
- Starting autumn 2026, 18 teams of hospital and municipal health workers join a shared learning network, with 80 municipalities and 14 hospital trusts taking part.
- Teams are spread across the country: eight in the south and east, four in the north, four in central Norway and two in the west.
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