Vegard Bruun Wyller

08.09.2015: Many health-policy reforms may be guided more by ideology than by rational analysis. Laying bare such ideologies is a key task for professionals. Rationality is a prerequisite for the medical profession. We may disagree as to what is rational in a given situation, and we may also discuss different...

24.03.2015: Life stance has a major impact on medical practice. However, there is an explicit reluctance to approach the issue – God has become an elephant in the room. We need to address it Some years ago, I was responsible for a seriously ill boy from a Muslim family. His father at times appeared to be...

11.03.2014: The debate on the right to conscientious objection is an illustration of the liberal dilemma. Society must protect the freedom of conscience and ensure this right to conscientious objection – if not, it will betray its own fundamental liberal ideas. The controversy over the right of GPs to...

01.10.2013: Patient autonomy must be interpreted in a social context and does not exempt health workers from their responsibility. Legislation which is based on patient autonomy provides no guarantee that the patient’s best interests will be safeguarded. An article in this issue of the Journal of the Norwegian...

19.03.2013: Norway has the preconditions for world-class health services. They should enjoy the confidence of all social strata, be organised by the state and provide maximum benefit in exchange for the resources that the community invests in them. Everybody agrees to these general goals. The disagreement...