Health trust or HF ( no, helseforetak) is a

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owned by one of the four regional health authorities in

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, with responsibility for performing a

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and/or specialist activities of operations on behalf of the regional health authority. There are 43 HFs in Norway, each led by a

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appointed by the authority. Most HFs are responsible for one or more

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s, though some are solely responsible for pharmacies. The trusts are regulated by the ''Health Trust Act'' of 15 June 2001.

Pharmaceutical trusts

The four Regional Health Authorities each own a pharmaceutical trust, organized as a health trust, that manages hospital pharmacies. But some hospitals instead use commercial pharmacies that are part of the chains. All 33 hospital pharmacies belong to the Ditt Apotek chain, on franchise from Norsk Medisinaldepot. Total revenue in 2006 was NOK 3.5 billion. * Southern and Eastern Norway Pharmaceutical Trust: 19 outlets * Western Norway Pharmaceutical Trust: 6 outlets *

Central Norway Pharmaceutical Trust Central Norway Pharmaceutical Trust ( no, Sykehusapotekene i Midt-Norge HF) is a health trust owned by Central Norway Regional Health Authority that operates four hospital pharmacies at St. Olavs Hospital in Trondheim, Kristiansund Hospital, ...

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