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Bermuda’s health watchdog has released an information brief as part of a push towards a value-based healthcare system. A spokeswoman for the Bermuda Health Council said that alternative payment mechanisms could be used to “reimburse the delivery of ...

An asthma charity has launched an online survey to help to improve services to sufferers. A spokeswoman for Open Airways said that the group was “trying to better understand the perceptions of asthma control in Bermuda to ensure we are providing the ...

The acting chief executive of Bermuda’s healthcare watchdog set up a company with a top executive from the US-based Lahey Clinic but “immediately terminated” the arrangement because of a potential conflict of interest, it has been revealed. Ricky Bra...

A drive to recruit young blood donors has been launched. Eyitayo Fakunle, of the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital haematology department, said people aged 18 to 24 make up only 4 per cent of blood donors. He said: “Finding young blood donors between...

A premiums hike in the government employee’s health insurance scheme could hit seniors on fixed incomes, campaigners for the elderly have warned. Now the Bermuda Senior Islanders’ Centre has urged older Bermudians to push politicians to force down he...

The Bermuda Cancer & Health Centre has been awarded accreditation in radiation oncology by the American College of Radiology. It is the first clinic outside the United States to achieve the recognition, a voluntary process designed to highlight excel...

Work has begun to seal a section of the roof at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. Hospital management warned some sections of the General Wing will be noisy while repairs take place over several weeks. Bermuda Hospitals Board apologised for any inco...

Residents on BHB’s Gordon Ward have access to an electric scooter, thanks to a donation from Bermuda Red Cross. The donated scooter will be used by various residents who have mobility issues, to help them within and outside the hospital building. ...

Tawanna Wedderburn, the fired chief executive of the Bermuda Health Council, was the target for much of Ewart Brown’s anger over cuts to fees for medical scans. The former premier named her and two other public servants at a press conference he stage...

Genetic testing could boost health in Bermuda and cut costs, a Bermudian biochemist said yesterday. Carika Weldon said: “It’s not just beneficial to health, which is obviously important, but it would save money for healthcare. “You can actually kno...