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Bermuda’s health insurers will be billed an extra three percent this fiscal year, according to a report released yesterday.
The 2010 Actuarial Report for the Bermuda Health Council bases its calculations on the price of a minimum health insurance pa...
DATE: May 18, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
People are being invited to stop by King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) this week to meet “ordinary heroes” emergency medical technicians (EMTs).
The Island’s first week devoted to Emergency Medical Services was launched on Mondayby Acting Healt...
DATE: May 18, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
New legislation has been tabled to further protect people who need psychological help from unqualified doctors.
The Psychological Practitioners Amendment Act 2011 aims to tighten up the code of conduct regarding the registration of medics.
It aims t...
DATE: May 16, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Bermuda’s ageing population will cause the demand for nursing services to increase in the not-too-distant future, Health Minister Zane DeSilva said.
He said there are currently 600 nurses on the Island keeping pace with the population’s needs but tha...
DATE: May 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Long-term care has not been listed as an essential part of basic healthcare for Bermuda, according to a senior’s charity.
Claudette Fleming, the executive director of Age Concern, said there was no “definitive language” within the National Health Pla...
DATE: May 08, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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The National Health Council has received a “high level of response” for the National Health Plan as written submissions continue to pour in.
A Health Ministry spokeswoman said it was “premature to provide numbers at this stage as more responses are ...
DATE: May 07, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Teenage pregnancy in Bermuda has halved in the past 20 years, according to Health Minister Zane DeSilva.
He said there were 140 teen pregnancies in 1990, but only 71 reported between April 2009 and March 2010.
His comments were made on Teen Pregnancy...
DATE: May 06, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) yesterday celebrated Hand Hygiene Day to remind staff to wash their hands.
The initiative, led by the World Health Organisation (WHO) is intended to encourage good hand hygiene to prevent healthcare associated infect...
DATE: May 06, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A woman called “a super role-model” by her colleagues has been named the Nurse of the Year by the Bermuda Hospitals Board.
Beverley Brangman, 58, a dedicated employee of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for the past 16 years, was handed the top hon...
DATE: May 02, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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The Shadow Health Minister has attacked the National Health Plan, claiming it leaves the public with “little understanding of how universal health care access will be structured, financed, and administered”.
Louise Jackson yesterday expressed concer...
DATE: Apr 29, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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