372 results returned for search: "" category "Health" author Gareth Finighan
A catalogue of poor management decisions at KEMH helped cause health costs to rise without necessarily improving standards, it has been alleged.
In his letters to Health Minister Patricia Gordon Pamplin and the public, BHB Chairman Jonathan Brewin sa...
DATE: Jun 26, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Island’s hospitals are facing a cash crisis that could see the Bermuda Hospitals Board go into debt within the year, according to health chiefs.
And while an increased “utilisation” of health services is partially to blame for the Island’s skyroc...
DATE: Jun 26, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A record number of schools have received top marks in a campaign to encourage students to adopt healthier lifestyles.
At this year’s Healthy Schools Awards, Education Minister Nalton Brangman revealed that 25 of the 32 schools that took part in the s...
DATE: Jun 13, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Employees across the Island may discover their pay packets shrinking in the coming months as health insurance increases of as much as 20 percent kick in.
Most insurance companies are having to increase their fees to cover increases in Bermuda Hospita...
DATE: May 29, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The head of a consultancy firm that conducted a review of Bermuda’s health system has defended his company’s final report, claiming that its findings could help save the Island $200 million in medical costs.
And Howard Associates managing director J...
DATE: May 22, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A controversial company set up by the Bermuda Hospitals Board is to be scrapped, health chiefs have confirmed.
Healthcare Partners Ltd was formed in 2008 to go into business with private partners as a subsidiary of BHB.
But the scheme soon came under...
DATE: May 21, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A $175,000 review of the Island’s hospitals has been branded a complete waste of money by health watchdogs.
And the Bermuda Health Advocacy Group has accused hospital bosses of trying to sweep previous controversial decisions and practices under the ...
DATE: May 21, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda’s healthcare system is “well above average” for the size of the community it serves, according to an independent team of inspectors.
But the consultants also listed a number of areas that needed to be improved at King Edward VII Memorial, inc...
DATE: May 18, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A health watchdog has welcomed news that a review of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital is to be made public.
But the Bermuda Health Advocacy Group (BHAG) also expressed concerns that the document could be “watered down” — and also urged health chiefs...
DATE: May 08, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Alzheimer’s and dementia patients are receiving poor care in inappropriately “clinical” conditions, according to a team of independent specialists.
And one frequent visitor to the Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases Unit (ARDU) at King Edward VII Memori...
DATE: May 03, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
