The Icelandic working group

Icelandic Group statement

We have a broad experience and knowledge in the team – nurses, doctor and bio-technician with an extensive management experience. We also hold many years of experience working with Northern Periphery Programmes and thus a lot of international networking and contacts. We are all enthusiastic to work towards improved recruitment and retention – as we are all responsible for making it work. That perhaps makes us the “key players” in this role.

Our team’s top 3 key priorities:

Change the attitude towards recruiting and retaining people in rural healthcare services in Iceland.
Establish a sustainable mechanism at the municipality in how to make new recruits welcome to the community
The importance of having good guidance and a plan on how to recruit and retain healthcare staff in rural areas.