Transcript The Health System in Norway

The Health System
in Norway
Student Counselling Centre
Spring 2010
The Health System in
Norway
 Health check
 Medical insurance
 Norwegian National Health Scheme
 Where to get medical assistance
 Health related services
Compulsory Health Check
 Students from countries other than the
EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia, New
Zealand and Japan must undergo a TB
test and chest X-ray upon arrival in
Norway
 You will receive a letter in the mail
 You are not allowed to study without
undergoing the check
Medical insurance
 EU/EEA students here for 3-12 months
should have valid National Health Card,
E-111 or E-128 or from home
 Citizens of the United Kingdom are also
covered by showing their British Passport
Medical Insurance
 All students here for more than 12
months will automatically be registered
with the Norwegian National Health
Scheme once the student registers at the
Population Registry
Medical insurance
 Students studying here for 3-12 months
who are not covered by health insurance
from home are eligible to apply for
voluntary membership in the Norwegian
National Health Scheme
Medical Insurance
 Students here for up to 3 months must
have Health Insurance from home
 If you have private insurance – you will
have to pay full fee up front and be
reimbursed by your insurance company
later
Norwegian National
Health Scheme
 Norway has a user fee system
 General Consultations cost NOK 130-200
 Maximum annual fee is NOK 1840,- if a
member of NNHS
 Keep all receipts or register each
payment on a Kvitteringskort obtained
from a pharmacy or Social Security
Office (NAV Office)
What is not covered?
 Medicine – generally covered by the
patient. Medicine for chronic conditions is
either heavily subsidised or free
 Spectacles or regular eye exams
 Dental care
 Very expensive
 SWO’s Student Health Fund may give you a
partial refund if very high expenses
Need medical assistance?

How long are you going to stay in
Tromsø?

One semester or less? 2 options:
1. Emergency clinic on Campus
2. Sørbyen Medical Clinic

2 semesters or more?


Personal Doctor (after obtaining Norwegian ID)
Come to the Student Counselling Centre for help
General Consultations
 If you are assigned a doctor, you should
call his or her clinic to arrange an
appointment
 If you are assigned a doctor and have
forgotten who it is, or you want to change
doctor, please go to: www.nav.no or
contact the Student Counselling Centre
Personal Doctor (GP)
 Students registered with NNHS who are
here for longer than 6 months, will be
invited to sign up with a personal doctor
by Fastlegekontoret (NAV).
 Complicated process:
1. Norwegian ID Number
2. MinID online application for pin codes
3. Sign up for a GP
Urgency/Emergency
Consultations
 All of the clinics hold open a certain
number of emergency appointments
 Call your general practitioner’s clinic
when it first opens in the morning (usually
08:30) to arrange one of these
appointments
Emergency Medical Clinic
Legevakta
 For students who haven’t been assigned a
personal doctor yet, but a more expensive
alternative than Sørbyen Legesenter
 For everyone in Tromsø outside of regular
medical clinic hours (4pm-8am. Mon-Fri,
weekends, and holidays
 Located at UNN (University hospital), phone
number 77 62 80 00
Emergency Medical Clinic
Legevakta
 Drop-in system – not necessary to call
 If necessary, take a taxi. Any fare over
NOK 95 may be reimbursed by the Social
Security Office, NAV Office. Keep the
receipt.
 Ambulance: 113
Swine Flu
 Vaccinations are encouraged
 Since you don't have a personal doctor yet The
Emergency Medical Clinic (Legevakta) is the
clinic to contact.
 In this case, you should not go there without
having called first
 If important news occur, you will be informed
by e-mail and at the front page of the UiT home
page: http://www2.uit.no/startsida
 Info sheets left near the door
Student Health Station
 Location: The Centre for Social Medicine
(down town, building next to driv)
 Office hours:
 Monday-Friday 11am-2:30pm (appointment)
 Tuesdays 2pm-5pm (drop-in)
 Contact phone: 77 79 04 00
Student Health Station
 Team including medical personnel
 Assist with questions regarding sexuality,
sexually transmitted diseases, contraception,
pregnancy, etc.
 Free testing, counselling and therapy
 Pregnancy tests are also available
 Confidential and free of charge. Students may
drop in or make an appointment.
 Free contraceptives
If in doubt of procedures
 Never hesitate to contact the Student
Counselling Centre! 