Charges for seeing doctors and for prescription medicines in Iceland are set to increase on 1st January and the cost of ambulance transport for foreign tourists and those without state medical insurance is also set to increase Read the full story

Fire and ambulance crews in Iceland went on strike from 08.00 to 16.00 yesterday to protest at unresolved year-long pay negotiations. No major problems occurred. Read the full story

Some 200 Icelandic fire fighters and ambulance drivers are set to go on strike after failed pay negotiations. Read the full story

Soothing music is to be played in ambulances in Denmark after patients suffering with heart problems complained of stress in transit to hospital. Read the full story

Stockholm’s medical and taxi officials have announced that some of the city’s taxis will be on call to respond to emergency calls, and that the drivers will be trained to treat cardiac arrest using defibrillators kept in their taxis. Read the full story