Ovarian surgery moves to Haukeland

The Bergen / Vestland news of the past 48 hours has been marked by a regional health decision: the board of Helse Vest has chosen to centralize all ovarian cancer surgery at Haukeland universitetssjukehus. The measure affects patients in Vestland county and changes the current arrangement shared with Stavanger universitetssjukehus. Other stories have marked the period, including the publication of an NHH study on meetings at the Kven festival Kvenfest – Kväänifesti.

Bergen / Vestland news: Ovarian cancer care centralized at Haukeland

The board of Helse Vest has decided that Haukeland universitetssjukehus will now perform all ovarian cancer surgery. Today, these procedures are carried out at both Stavanger universitetssjukehus (SUS) and Haukeland universitetssjukehus in Bergen. Before the meeting, management had recommended centralization from 2030, and no later than 2032. The deadline was removed in the final decision. (NRK Bergen / Vestland)

At the meeting, Lars Kåre Kleppe, a staff representative at Helse Stavanger, argued that several further assessments should have been made before the decision. He did not prevail. The board believes that a stronger professional environment in Bergen will produce a better survival rate than today. Helse Vest’s executive management emphasizes the service available to women in western Norway. (NRK Bergen / Vestland)

This decision is among the Bergen / Vestland stories of the period. It changes the distribution of surgery between the two university hospitals in western Norway. (NRK Bergen / Vestland)

Business: 12% of the working week spent in meetings

Researchers at Norges handelshøyskole (NHH) in Bergen have surveyed Norwegian employees’ meeting habits for the first time. The survey covers 9 000 workers. It establishes an average of 4.7 hours of meetings per week, or 12% of a normal working week. (NRK Bergen / Vestland)

At Deloitte’s Bergen office, Jennifer Foldnes Einarsen, head of the consulting unit, acknowledges that some meetings could be avoided. However, she adds that meetings remain an important work tool for her. The company’s meeting rooms are often used, according to the account given to NRK. (NRK Bergen / Vestland)

Culture: An unprecedented Kven festival in Bergen this weekend

The new Kven festival Kvenfest – Kväänifesti takes place in Bergen this weekend. It is organized by the association Norske kvener Vestland – Västirujan kväänit. Festival manager Eirik Strand says the event aims to showcase the broad spectrum of Kven culture gathered in Bergen. (NRK Bergen / Vestland)

The festival is open to everyone, whether participants have Kven roots, are members of the association or are simply curious. People are coming from all over the country to take part. Eirik Strand hopes that Bergen residents will be tempted by the concerts and exhibitions this weekend. The project began more than a year and a half ago with the idea of a Kven festival outside traditional areas. (NRK Bergen / Vestland)

Politics and environment: School criticism and support for an activist

In Bergen, the Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) calls the municipal executive’s (byråd) school investment a «bluff», according to Bergens Tidende (23 October, 03:00). The source provides no further details in the report consulted. The debate concerns municipal school policy. (Bergens Tidende)

In Vestland, a Storting representative wants to pay an activist from Førdefjord’s fine. He considers it «moralistically reprehensible enough» not to do so, Bergens Tidende reports (22 October, 21:00). The report does not specify the amount of the fine or the name of the representative. (Bergens Tidende)

Sport: Two matches and two victories for Holm

Two matches and two victories, with a Holm treble at Østerled: this is the sporting record published by NRK Bergen / Vestland. The expression «full pott» means that the team in question won both of its matches. (NRK Bergen / Vestland)

📌 Local briefs

Russ night in Bergen. Vest police district recorded 18 interventions since 23:00, including 10 related to public order and 6 removals from central Bergen; a person who returned resisted and was placed in a sobering cell (NRK Bergen / Vestland). Operations chief Ole Ronny Olsen describes tensions and fights, with no serious injuries (NRK Bergen / Vestland).

Violence in Fana. 3 people — 2 women aged 30 and 40 and 1 man aged 30 — have been charged with participation in serious bodily harm after an attack on a couple aged 50 and 60 in Fana, Bergen; they were reportedly wearing hoods and caps, and police arrested them on Wednesday (NRK Bergen / Vestland). Police are not commenting on any links between the suspects and victims, the presence of weapons or possible prior convictions (NRK Bergen / Vestland).

Infant death. The final autopsy report on a 5-week-old infant found dead this summer in a home in Bergen identifies no single cause of death, and police want specialist expertise on infant deaths (NRK Bergen / Vestland). The father, who called emergency services and whose blood tests confirmed that he was under the influence, has been charged with negligent homicide; the mother has been charged with leaving the child defenseless (NRK Bergen / Vestland).

Sources: NRK Bergen / Vestland, Bergens Tidende, The Local Norway — Period: 22 October 2026 and 23 October 2026