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King Edward VII Memorial Hospital’s interim chief performance officer Jon Tomlinson is no longer working for the Bermuda Hospitals Board.
A spokeswoman said Mr Tomlinson’s temporary work permit had concluded at the end of November.
He began work at ...
DATE: Dec 19, 2012
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Health
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A new programme to attract Bermudians into the nursing profession has been launched at the Bermuda College.
The Nursing Education Pathway initiative has seen the Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) added to the college’s offerings.
The first nursing co...
DATE: Dec 11, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government Health Insurance will expand to cover bills for generic drugs and GP visits, according to the Throne Speech.
Prescription drug benefits under the FutureCare insurance plan are also to be amended, to pay the full cost of generic medications...
DATE: Nov 05, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Health officials have assured parents of Heron Bay Primary school students that tuberculosis is not easy to catch.
About 35 parents turned up last night for a meeting at the school where one student has been found to have been infected with TB.
Their...
DATE: Oct 19, 2012
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Health
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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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CATEGORY:
Health
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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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CATEGORY:
Health
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Knowing about gynaecological cancers can “make the difference between cure and possible death,” according to Rhonda Smith-Simmons, a registered nurse.
Ms Smith-Simmons, the education officer for the Bermuda Health Centre spoke this week at the Hamilt...
DATE: Sep 25, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Proponents of out-of-hospital childbirth have won Immigration approval to bring their own midwives to the Island.
The Bermuda Integrated Health Cooperative received permission after the Bermuda Medical Council confirmed it didn’t need a full medical ...
DATE: Sep 05, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Hospitals Board has been officially designated as an international training centre for emergency cardiac care courses by the American Heart Association.
Twenty-one hospital staff have earned their accreditation as instructors for basic li...
DATE: May 11, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Nurses at King Edward VII Memorial are offering free health screenings tomorrow in honour of Healthy Heart Month.
The screenings will be in the hospital lobby between 11am and 2pm and will include tests for blood pressure, blood sugar, weight circumf...
DATE: Feb 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
