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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 ...

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...

Ombudsman Arlene Brock has given a scathing assessment to the independent review of BHB’s management of the Island’s health system, describing it as a “wasteful and expensive lesson”. The Ombudsman said the Howard Consultants report “breezes over th...

Patients calling for an ambulance because they can’t afford a taxi, or fabricating complaints to avoid having to pay, are among the issues confronted by hospital staff. Roslyn Bascome-Adams, the Emergency Department Director, told The Royal Gazette t...

Government is working to combat vaccine shortages after supplies of several vaccines have run low. The Health Department has encountered shortages of five types of vaccine, and according to doctors only recently received a sixth vaccine after several...

Bermuda’s shrinking population hasn’t translated into a reduction in health insurance rates. Fewer residents are using more medical services locally and overseas, said Michelle Jackson of Argus. She spoke with The Royal Gazette as part of an ongoing ...

A Royal Gazette reader has come to the defence of the Island’s Alzheimer’s unit after the department came under fire. UK’s Dementia Training Company recently called the Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases Unit at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital outdat...

Ageing leads to “chronic, low-grade inflammation” that increases susceptibility to disease, according to chiropractor Laura Dowling. But Hamilton Rotary Club yesterday heard that tricks as simple as avoiding sugar or grain-fed meats can substantially...

Dorcas Francis was stunned to be named the 2013 Nurse of the Year by her peers, despite more than three decades of work. “I actually fell back in my chair because I really didn’t expect it,” she said yesterday. “It’s wonderful, not just for me, but f...