• Government administration in the fields of health and social services
• Links to other government institutions and the Storting 
• Overview of health and social services
• Health and social statistics
• Links to useful reports in English

Government administration in the fields of health and social services
Below is a list of links to the most important government bodies in the fields of health and social services

• The Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board (Bioteknologinemnda)
• Norwegian Labour and Welfare Organisation (Arbeids- og velferdsforvaltningen (NAV))
• The Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services (Helse- og omsorgsdepartementet (HOD))
• The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet)
• Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Nasjonalt folkehelseinstitutt (FHI - Folkehelseinstituttet))
• Norwegian Health Services Research Centre (Nasjonalt kunnskapssenter for helsetjenesten)
• The Norwegian System of Compensation to Patients (Norsk pasientskadeerstatning (NPE))
• The Directorate for Health and Social Affairs (Sosial- og helsedirektoratet (SHdir))
• The Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion (Arbeids- og inkluderingsdepartementet (AID))
• The Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority (Statens strålevern (NRPA))
• The Norwegian Registration Authority for Health Personnel (Statens autorisasjonskontor for helsepersonell (SAFH))
• The Norwegian Appeals Board for Health Personnel (Statens helsepersonellnemnd (HPN)) (only in Norwegian)
• Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research (Statens institutt for rusmiddelforskning (SIRUS))
• Norwegian Medicines Agency (Statens legemiddelverk (SLV))

Links to other government institutions and the Storting

• The Storting (the Norwegian parliament)
• Norway.no  The official gateway to public sector information and services on the Internet

• The Norwegian Hospital reform - Government ownership (2002)

Health and social statistics
Statistics Norway www.ssb.no

On the web site: www.nom-nos.dk
NOMESCO (Nordic Medico Statistical Committee) 

A useful collection of comparable health statistics for the Nordic countries is to be found in NOMESCO’s publication Health Statistics in the Nordic Countries.

The statistics cover the following topics:

• population and fertility
• morbidity, medical treatment, accidents and medicine
• mortality and causes of death.

The publication also contains useful, updated text in English about:

• Organization of health services
• Current and future changes in the health services
• Organization and responsibility for the health sector
• Supervision of health services
• Charges for health care.

On the web site: www.nom-nos.dk
NOSOSCO (Nordic Social Statistical Committee)

A useful collection of comparable social statistics for the Nordic countries.

Links to useful reports in English

• National strategy to reduce social inequalities in health Report No. 20 to the Storting (2006-2007)
• National Health Plan
  In the National Health Plan for Norway (2007–2010) the government presents the status of the health service in Norway today, and suggests policy measures that are intended to result in a better health service. Ministry of Health and Care Services. February 2007
• National Diabetes Strategy
  Through the National Diabetes Strategy (2006 – 2010), the Government wishes to meet the challenges of the future. Ministry of Health and Care Services. February 2007
• Balancing health care quality and cost containment: the case of Norway OECD Economics Department Working paper 481, 2006 
• The ageing challenge in Norway: ensuring a sustainable pension and welfare system  OECD Economics Department Working Paper 480, 2006 
• Health care systems in transition - Norway 2006 (Pdf)  Health Systems in Transition Vol. 8 No. 1 2006. Europeam Obesrvatory on Health Systems and Policies, WHO, Cph, 2006.
• And it's going to get better! National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health and Social Services (2005-2015) - for leaders and providers. National Directorate for Health and Social Affairs 2006.
• The Challenge of the Gradient – The Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs’ plan of action to reduce social inequalities in health. National Directorrate for Health and Social Affairs 2005.
• Health at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2005. Executive summary. 2005
• The use of dental filling materials in Norway IK-2675 Statens helsetilsyn 1999 See also: A National Clinical Guideline for the Use of Dental Filling Materials, Directorate for Health and Social Affairs 2003. 
• Norwegian guidelines for medical examination of occupational divers. Norwegian Board of Health 2000.
• The Norwegian health care system  (Pdf)
  OECD working paper No. 198, 1998. 

Updated 15 May 2007