Ministry of Health and Care Services

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services (Helse- og omsorgsdepartementet) is a Norwegian government ministry in charge of health policy, public health, health care services and health legislation in Norway.

More specifically the Ministry of Health and Care Services has the superior responsibility for providing the population with adequate health care services, including health promotion, based upon the principle of equality 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 Bent Høie. 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:

It also is supreme of the following government agencies:

Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs
Norwegian Board of Health Supervision
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Norwegian System of Compensation to Patients
Norwegian Medicines Agency
National Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research
Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety
Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority
Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service
Norwegian Food Safety Authority
Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board
Statens helsepersonellnemnd
Norwegian Patients' Injury Compensation Board
Norwegian Governmental Appeal Board regarding medical treatment abroad

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Health trusts and state health agencies in Norway by regional health authority

Government agencies	Board of Health Supervision Directorate for Emergency Communication Directorate for Health and Social Affairs Institute of Public Health Medicines Agency Radiation Protection Authority

Northern	Finnmark Helgeland Nordland Pharmaceutical Trust University Hospital

Central	Møre og Romsdal Nord-Trøndelag Pharmaceutical Trust St. Olav's

Western	Bergen Fonna Førde Pharmaceutical Trust Stavanger

Southern and Eastern	Akershus Innlandet Oslo Østfold Pharmaceutical Trust Sunnaas Southern Norway Telemark Vestfold Vestre Viken

Joint ventures	Norwegian Air Ambulance

Ministry of Health and Care Services

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Ministers

Current	Prime Minister list Agriculture and Food Children, Equality and Social Inclusion Climate and the Environment Culture Defence Finance Trade and Fisheries Foreign Affairs Health and Care Services Justice and Public Security Labour and Social Inclusion Local Government and Modernisation Petroleum and Energy Transport and Communications

Defunct	Auditing International Development Navy and Postal Affairs Trade and Shipping

Ministries

Current	Office of the Prime Minister Agriculture and Food Children, Equality and Social Inclusion Culture Defence Education and Research Climate and Environment Finance Trade and Fisheries Foreign Affairs Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs Health and Care Services Justice and Public Security Labour Local Government and Regional Development Petroleum and Energy Transport and Communications

Defunct	Culture and Enlightenment Development Cooperation Industrial Provisioning Labour and Sports Pay and Prices Postal Affairs Provisioning Shipping Trade and Shipping Trade and Industry

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