General Practitioner

If you are staying in Norway for more than one year and apply for a Norwegian ID-number, you will automatically be given a general practitioner (GP).

If you are staying for more than one year and apply for a Norwegian ID-number, you will automatically be given a general practitioner (GP). The Norwegian name for GP is 'fastlege'. You will receive a letter in Norwegian telling you your basic rights regarding the GP-scheme.

Change your GP:

If you want you may change, or do not want to be a part of the GP - scheme, please see here

Here you will also find a complete list of all available GPs in Norway, including name, gender, address and available GP's. You can also call the General Practitioner help line at: 810 59 500

It is possible to change your GP twice a year.

For more information, please visit:

Norwegian: http://www.helfo.no/privatperson/fastlegeordningen/Sider/default.aspx

English summary about HELFO: http://www.helfo.no/omhelfo/Sider/about-helfo.aspx

Published by Kari Nordstoga Hanssen <kari.n.hanssenSPAMFILTER@uia.no> 01/02/2010