The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services (''Helse- og omsorgsdepartementet'') is a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

government ministry in charge of health policy,

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services, and health legislation in Norway. It is led by the

Minister of Health and Care Services The Minister of Health and Care Services ( no, Helse- og omsorgsministeren) is a councilor of state and chief of the Norway's Ministry of Health and Care Services. Since 14 October 2021 the position has been held by Ingvild Kjerkol of the Labour ...

. More specifically, the Ministry of Health and Care Services has the superior responsibility for providing the

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with adequate health care services, including health promotion, based upon the principle of

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and health care services independent of habitation and financial circumstances. The Minister of Health and Care Services is the head of the Ministry, and its political leader. The position is currently being held by

Ingvild Kjerkol Ingvild Kjerkol (born 18 May 1975) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Nord-Trøndelag first time in 2013, and re-elected in 2017 and 2021. She has been a member of the Standing Commit ...

. The Norwegian Board of Health is a national government institution under the Ministry of Health and Care Services.

Subsidiaries

The ministry owns the four regional health authorities in Norway: *

Central Norway Regional Health Authority Central Norway Regional Health Authority ( no, Helse Midt-Norge RHF) is a state-owned regional health authority responsible for operating the hospitals in the counties of Nord-Trøndelag, Sør-Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal in Norway. Based in S ...

Northern Norway Regional Health Authority Northern Norway Regional Health Authority ( no, Helse Nord) is one of four regional health authorities in Norway. It covers the counties of Finnmark, Nordland and Troms. The authority owns five health trusts that operate the hospitals as well as ...

Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority ( no, Helse Sør-Øst RHF) is the largest of the four Regional health authorities in Norway. It covers the counties of Viken, Oslo, Innlandet, Vestfold og Telemark, and Agder, with 57% of the ...

Western Norway Regional Health Authority Western Norway Regional Health Authority ( no, Helse Vest RHF) is a state-owned regional health authority responsible for operating the hospitals in the counties of Rogaland and Vestland in Norway. Based in Stavanger the authority operates five ...

It also is supreme of the following

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: *

Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs The Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs ( no, Sosial- og helsedirektoratet) is a specialised directorate for health and social affairs. The Directorate is an integral part of the central administration of health and social affairs i ...

Norwegian Board of Health Supervision The Norwegian Board of Health Supervision ( no, Statens helsetilsyn, short name ''Helsetilsynet'') is a national government institution under the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Service ...

Norwegian Institute of Public Health The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) (Norwegian: ''Folkehelseinstituttet''; FHI) is a Norwegian government agency and research institute, and is Norway's national public health institute. It is subordinate to the Ministry of Health and ...

Norwegian System of Compensation to Patients Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

Norwegian Medicines Agency The Norwegian Medicines Agency (''Statens legemiddelverk'', ''Legemiddelverket'') is the national, regulatory authority for new and existing medicines and the supply chain. The Agency is responsible for supervising the production, trials and market ...

National Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research The Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research ( no, Statens institutt for rusmiddelforskning, SIRUS) was a social science research institute based in Oslo, Norway. On 1 January 2016 the institute was incorporated into the Norwegian Institute ...

Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM), ( no, Vitenskapskomiteen for mat og miljø), conducts open, independent, scientific risk assessments regarding safe food, food production and the environment upon request of the ...

Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority ( no, Statens strålevern, abbreviated to NRPA) is a Norwegian public agency under the Ministry of Health and Care Services headquartered in Østerås, Bærum municipality, Greater Oslo Region. It works a ...

Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service The Labour and Welfare Service (Norwegian: ''Arbeids- og velferdsetaten'') is a government agency of Norway. Together with municipal welfare agencies, it makes up the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV). The Labour and Welfare Service ...

Norwegian Food Safety Authority Norwegian Food Safety Authority ( no, Mattilsynet) is a Norwegian government agency responsible for safe food and drinking water, and works within the fields of human, plant, fish and animal health as well as environmentally friendly production a ...

Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

* Statens helsepersonellnemnd *

Norwegian Patients' Injury Compensation Board Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

Norwegian Governmental Appeal Board regarding medical treatment abroad Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

References

External links

Ministry of Health and Care Services

Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Norwegian Board of Health Supervision

Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs

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