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The Bermuda Health Council is looking at alternative payment models amid concerns that patients are not always getting “bang for their buck”. According to health economist Ricky Brathwaite, life expectancy is not on par with the amount of money bein...

Blood donors with the type O negative are being urged to come forward before the Cup Match holiday. An appeal was issued by the Bermuda Hospitals Board to ensure supplies are available over the long weekend. Eyitayo Fakunle, a consultant haematolo...

The Bermuda Hospitals Board has released information about the basic pay and incentives for its chief executive officer. The data pertains to the fiscal years ending in 2010 and 2011, and comes after the quango released some “compensation data” in M...

A group tasked with retooling unpopular healthcare legislation will have a busy summer amending the Act in time for Parliament this September. “We will see how fast we can put something together,” said Henry Dowling, the head of the Bermuda Medical D...

Bermuda Hospitals Board’s annual report for 2012 shows how managers battled to improve quality in tough economic conditions, according to chairman Peter Everson. The document, delayed after the Auditor-General called for a review into its financial s...

A significant increase in rates of diarrhoea and vomiting illness has prompted the Ministry of Health to issue a high-level warning. The Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit raised the alert because the number of cases of gastroenteritis is unusually ...

Legislation for monitoring of health providers and the importation of “high risk” medical technology has been deferred for consultation. The Bermuda Health Council Amendment Act, which was met with concern from the Opposition as well as some local do...

While blood donations traditionally see a “small spike” around World Blood Donor Day, staff at the hospital have reiterated the need for consistent donors. Bermuda Hospitals Board consultant haematologist Eyitayo Fakunle is particularly hoping to at...

All commercial kitchens must be fitted with approved grease traps as of September 2017, the Ministry of Health and Seniors has announced. The policy will intercept the fats, oils and grease that have led in the past to “greaseballs” washing ashore fr...

The public is being reminded that Monday is National HIV Testing Day. “The Department of Health is taking this opportunity to remind everyone of the importance of knowing your HIV status,” a government spokeswoman stated. “Talk with your physician a...