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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Bermuda Cancer and Health Association has teamed with the Ministry of Health to inform the public about the Island’s fight against breast cancer, its awareness events and the organisations behind Breas...
DATE: Oct 05, 2012
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Health Minister Zane DeSilva should resign in order to restore credibility to the Island’s healthcare system, according to patient advocate Mark Selley.
Mr Selley, a founder of Bermuda Healthcare Advocacy Group says they have been calling on the hosp...
DATE: Oct 04, 2012
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The focus on Bermuda’s healthcare system should be on service more than salaries, according to Health Minister Zane DeSilva.
“Our discussion about our only hospital should be less about salaries and more about quality of care,” he said yesterday.
His...
DATE: Oct 03, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Some Bermudians may have been infected with Hepatitis C while patients at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and the US facility has asked the Bermuda Hospitals Board to assist in collecting blood to forward to them for testing.
The Baltimore, Maryland facility...
DATE: Oct 03, 2012
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The Opposition’s spokeswoman for seniors Louise Jackson said there are more questions than answers in the wake of the resignation of hospital’s chief of staff.
Dr Donald Thomas who was suspended in July, resigned from the top post at King Edward Memo...
DATE: Oct 02, 2012
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Bermuda Hospitals Board today announced that chief of staff Donald Thomas III has resigned from his post.
Dr Thomas was placed on administrative leave this summer. No reason for the move has been given.
According to a BHB spokeswoman, Dr Thomas has r...
DATE: Oct 01, 2012
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A patients’ group repeated its call for Bermuda Hospitals Board to share its salaries and bonuses with the public, following the release of its annual report.
BHB saved $4 million by cutting down on contracts and consulting, according to its 2011 rep...
DATE: Oct 01, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A fish fry will be held to raise money for breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.
The event has been organised by the outreach committee of Christ Church in Warwick.
It will take place at the church on Friday, October 5, from 4.30pm until 8.30pm.
Tic...
DATE: Sep 27, 2012
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With Minister of Health Zane De Silva recently declaring his desire to significantly increase taxes on junk food and cigarettes, The Royal Gazette hit the streets of Hamilton to see what residents thought of the idea.
Based on the majority of those ...
DATE: Sep 27, 2012
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Health Minister Zane DeSilva confirmed yesterday that he will be examining the legality and whether it is ethical for local insurance companies to deny someone coverage due to obesity.
The disclosure came in response to questions by The Royal Gazette...
DATE: Sep 27, 2012
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