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Oslo - Health system

Health care in Norway is provided by the state, but there are several private clinics and hospitals. Usually you may have to wait a week or two for an appointment. Health care and medicines are free for children under 7 and preventive medicine for children (vaccinations, routine checks etc) is administered by the local health centre (helsestasjon) or through the school. For older children and adults a consultation fee is charged each time you visit the doctor (there is a ceiling on how much you pay. The doctor will give you a receipt card to keep track of your payments so you do not exceed this ceiling). You are required to register with one GP and are always seen by that doctor. To see a specialist, you generally need a referral/authorization from your GP.

Useful vocabulary  

Apotek

Pharmacy/Chemist

Barn                                        

Child

Blod                                        

Blood

Brann                                      

Fire

Drikke                                     

Drink

Dyr                                         

Animal (also: expensive)

Ekteskap                                

Marriage

Eldreboliger                            

Nursery homes

Familie                                     

Family

Familierådgivning                 

Family counseling

Far                                           

Father

Farlig                                      

Dangerous

Fordøyelse                            

Digestion

Forgiftning                            

Poisoning, contamination

Forurensning                        

Pollution

Frisk                                       

Well

Funksjonshemmet                 

Disabled

Fødsel                                     

Birth

Gammel                                   

Old

Giftkartoteket                         

Poison Control

Giftig                                       

Poisonous

Gravid                                     

Pregnant

Gutt                                          

Boy

Helseforsikring                      

Health Insurance

Helsestasjon                          

Health clinic

Hjerte                                       

Heart

Hud                                         

Skin

Høre                                         

Hear   

Hørsel                                     

Hearing

Jordmor                                   

Midwife

Jente                                         

Girl

Krykker                                    

Crutches

Kvinne                                    

Woman

Lege, doktor                           

Doctor

Legevakt                                 

Emergency clinic

Mann                                       

Man

Mat                                          

Food

Mor                                          

Mother

Personløfter                            

Personal lift (for the disabled) 

Politi                                         

Police

Psykolog                                 

Psychologist

Psykiater                                 

 Psychiatrist

Rullestol                                  

Wheel chair 

Røyking                                  

Smoking

Radiation                                

Stråling

Se                                             

See, look

Skilsmisse                               

Divorce

Spise                                        

Eat

Sunn                                         

Healthy

Syk                                           

Ill, sick

Sykepleier                               

Nurse

Sykehus                                  

Hospital

Syn                                          

Vision

Tannlege                                  

Dentist

Trygdekontor                          

Social security office

Trygg                                       

Safe

Trygghetsalarm                      

Aid call alarm     

Ung                                          

Young

Vann                                         

Water

Voksen                                    

Adult

Øre, nese, hals                        

Ear, nose, throat



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