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NOHealth12 days ago

Internet health services strengthened

The article discusses the implementation of a municipal online doctor service in Norway, aimed at reducing pressure on general practitioners and emergency rooms by offering digital consultations when appointments with a family doctor are unavailable. The initiative is being tested with three experienced general practitioners who have criticized the arrangement in Aftenposten. The article mentions that the program was developed with input from professionals at the Norwegian Directorate of Health and municipalities. It highlights the choice between continuing with digital services only for those

Publisert: 09.06.2026 07:00

Noen ganger kan du ha behov for legetime når timeboken hos fastlegen er full.

Vi vet at mange henvendelser som ender opp på legevakt, kunne vært løst av en digital time. Og vi vil gi folk et alternativ til fastlegen når behovet er der.

Derfor prøver vi ut en kommunal nettlege, der du kan få digital time hos en allmennlege når fastlegen ikke har ledig tid og henvendelsen egner seg for digital konsultasjon. Det vil avlaste køene både hos fastlegen og på legevakten.

Tre erfarne fastleger, som har sittet i referansegruppen, kritiserer ordningen i Aftenposten .

Som lege forstår jeg uroen for video. Men det er ikke skjermen som avgjør kvaliteten, det er de faglige rammene. Fagfolk fra Helsedirektoratet og kommunene har vært med på å utvikle tilbudet.

Vi har et valg. Vi kan fortsette med digitale tilbud kun for dem som kan betale ekstra. Eller vi kan prøve å la den offentlige helsetjenesten gi et godt tilbud, til samme egenandel som fastlegen, med en kvalitet vi måler underveis. Regjeringen velger det siste.

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Source document: Norwegian Directorate of Health

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AftenpostenParty-aligned🔒Center12 days ago
Internet health services strengthened

The article discusses the implementation of a municipal online doctor service in Norway, aimed at reducing pressure on general practitioners and emergency rooms by offering digital consultations when appointments with a family doctor are unavailable. The initiative is being tested with three experienced general practitioners who have criticized the arrangement in Aftenposten. The article mentions that the program was developed with input from professionals at the Norwegian Directorate of Health and municipalities. It highlights the choice between continuing with digital services only for those

Bias read (Center): The article presents the initiative neutrally, mentioning both the goals of the program and criticisms from participating doctors without taking a clear stance. It includes perspectives from officials involved in the development of the service but does not emphasize any particular viewpoint.

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