Statistics Norway

Specialist health service, private specialists with operating agreements with health enterprises

3 Number of contracted man-years between specialized physicians and regional health enterprises about subsidy to private practice, by speciality. 2002-2008
Speciality 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total  709  722  740  731  739  738  752
General (internal) medicine 68 67 66 66 45 33 31
Dermato-venereology 54 55 55 55 55 54 58
Paediatrics 32 30 29 27 28 26 26
Neurology 14 14 14 14 15 16 17
Surgery 11 13 14 12 12 7 11
Obstetrics and gynaecology 87 87 88 86 87 88 85
Rheumatology 8 9 9 9 10 10 10
Oto rhino laryngology 89 90 91 90 90 93 90
Ophthalmology  136  137  152  144  146  145  149
Psychiatry  163  170  171  173  178  177  183
Other specialities 48 51 53 55 75 89 91

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