https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Norway is top of the list of OECD countries with the most doctors and nurses. https://www.thelocal.no/20200824/norway-has-the-worlds-highest-number-of-doctors-and-nurses-per-person Mon, 24 Aug 2020 18:02:14 +0200 norway-has-the-worlds-highest-number-of-doctors-and-nurses-per-person AS the coronavirus epidemic continues to claim thousands of lives, how are different countries around Europe plotting a route back to normality? Our journalists and contributors give their latest insights. https://www.thelocal.no/20200410/coronavirus-in-europe-how-countries-are-searching-a-return-to-normality Fri, 10 Apr 2020 13:45:08 +0200 coronavirus-in-europe-how-countries-are-searching-a-return-to-normality The Local’s readers in Norway have provided a mixed appraisal of the wealthy Scandinavian country’s healthcare system. https://www.thelocal.no/20191126/excellent-and-respectful-norwegian-hospitals-praised-but-overall-impression-mixed Tue, 26 Nov 2019 16:56:52 +0100 excellent-and-respectful-norwegian-hospitals-praised-but-overall-impression-mixed A politician from Norway’s Conservative party has called for eyecare for people with cataracts, glaucoma or diabetes to be partly transferred from doctors to optometrists. https://www.thelocal.no/20191030/norways-optometrists-can-play-bigger-role-in-healthcare-mp-says Wed, 30 Oct 2019 12:57:39 +0100 norways-optometrists-can-play-bigger-role-in-healthcare-mp-says Norway is to tighten its abortion laws after it emerged that 17 foetuses were aborted after the 22-week limit between 2001 and 2011. https://www.thelocal.no/20140102/norway-to-tighten-law-after-late-abortions-revealed Thu, 02 Jan 2014 11:26:00 +0100 norway-to-tighten-law-after-late-abortions-revealed