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An online portal will be launched today for health professionals to pay registration application fees.
The Bermuda Health Council announced its move to the new system yesterday.
It said: “The online payment portal allows regulated health professiona...
DATE: Oct 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Four years of audited accounts from the Bermuda Hospitals Board are expected to be made public by the end of December, the organisation’s chief financial officer has said.
Bill Shields predicted that records up to 2020 will be available and added tha...
DATE: Sep 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A hyperbaric chamber used after diving accidents and for some wound care patients will close tomorrow for more than two weeks.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board announced that the equipment will be available again on September 19.
A spokeswoman explained: ...
DATE: Sep 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
About half of schoolchildren with asthma are not listed on a register of students who have the condition, a charity has estimated.
Liz Boden, co-founder of Open Airways, said that pupils should not miss out on lessons or activities because of asthma ...
DATE: Aug 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A doctor who researches cancer treatments hopes his fellow Bermudians will turn out when he battles to win funds for a clinical trial.
Sheldon Holder is one of four finalists in a virtual pitch competition run by Cures Within Reach, a global non-prof...
DATE: Aug 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Managing funds at the island’s hospitals is “extremely challenging in the current environment”, the Bermuda Hospitals Board’s chief financial officer has said.
Bill Shields added that the BHB was affected by rising costs and global economic challenge...
DATE: Aug 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A $6.6 million project is under way to renovate the Bermuda Hospitals Board’s ageing laundry facility, a spokeswoman said.
The work is expected to deliver efficiencies that will reduce costs.
A BHB spokeswoman said the laundry and linen department ha...
DATE: Jul 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Two more people have died after they became infected by the coronavirus, it was announced yesterday.
Figures released by the Government showed that 205 results were positive from tests carried out between last Tuesday and yesterday.
There are 263 rec...
DATE: Jul 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The health minister said she was grateful to residents who got vaccinated against the coronavirus after the island’s mass vaccination programme wound up.
Kim Wilson also urged anyone who was considering getting the jab for the first time to go to a “...
DATE: Jul 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The health minister has warned against complacency as two more people have died after becoming infected with Covid-19
DATE: Jul 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter