Disclosure according to § 25 Austrian Media Act
Media owner/publisher:
Gesundheit Österreich GmbH (GÖG)
Stubenring 6
1010 Vienna
Phone: +43 1 515 61-0
Email: kontakt@goeg.at
Company registration number: FN 281909y
Commercial court: Vienna Commercial Court
VAT ID: ATU 62777178
Business purpose
The Austrian National Public Health Institute (Gesundheit Österreich GmbH, GÖG) is the institution responsible for researching and planning public healthcare in Austria and also acts as the national competence and funding centre for the promotion of health. It was set up by federal law on 1 August 2006, and is organized in three business units: the Austrian National Institute for Health Services Research (ÖBIG), the Austrian National Institute for Quality in Health Care (BIQG), and the Austrian Health Promotion Fund (FGÖ).
Focus of the website: The website nursinginaustria.at provides information on the validation of qualifications for healthcare and nursing professionals from third countries (nostrification) and the recognition of qualifications for healthcare and nursing professionals from EU/EEA countries and Switzerland. It specifically targets nursing professionals coming from abroad who intend to work in Austria.
The content on the website is based on quality-assured and publicly accessible information provided by the relevant ministries. The release of content on the website is authorized by the Austrian National Public Health Institute (GÖG).
nursinginaustria.at only links to quality-assured websites, including those of:
- federal authorities,
- regional authorities,
- professional and
- educational institutions.
Copyright
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Liability
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Despite efforts to minimize problems in using information and services, no responsibility or liability is accepted for the complete and correct display or print reproduction or for the usability of downloadable files for the intended or specified purpose.
References (links) to third-party information are set by the Austrian National Public Health Institute (GÖG) with due diligence. However, due to the dynamic nature of websites, continuous examination of all linked content is not possible. The accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of such information as well as its actual availability and freedom from malicious software of linked content are not within the scope of the influence of the Austrian National Public Health Institute, which is why any related responsibility or liability is excluded.
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Technical notes
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