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A cultural and policy shift is needed to cut unsustainable healthcare costs, the Bermuda Health Council said yesterday. The watchdog warned that the healthcare system had reached “breaking point” with spending topping $704.1 million between April 1, ...

More supervised community treatment could provide much needed aftercare for patients with mental health problems, a support group founder said yesterday. Mental health advocate Chelsea Nicholson said community treatment orders would help patients who...

On December 4, The Royal Gazette issued a well-informed article on the opportunity to start a kidney transplant programme in Bermuda using live donors. We are the three senior consultants within transplant surgery who founded and own 75 per cent of ...

Dear Sir, Having had multiple visits to our new hospital over the past year, I have a few observations to make concerning the design and overall function of this facility. The King Edward VII Memorial Hospital acute care facility includes three patie...

Amendments increasing fees for health insurers have been approved by the Senate. According to the Government, insurers did not object to the increases, which will help to fund the work of the Bermuda Health Council. The Health Insurance Amendment 201...

A total of 20 healthcare workers have passed an advanced course in dementia care. The course was organised by Yana Swainson, owner of Bermuda In Home Care, who invited Bernice Perzel, a dementia care training specialist from the American-based Nation...

A local kidney transplant service would save lives and offer patients with chronic kidney disease a better quality of life, according to the Global Transplant Initiative. The Norwegian company has proposed setting up a live-donor transplantation prog...

Updates for health and safety regulations at the island’s care and nursing homes will be debated by MPs today. As well as the second reading of the Residential Care Homes and Nursing Homes Amendment Act 2017, an assessment of the America’s Cup is exp...

Restaurant-goers in Bermuda can now check hygiene and food safety standards at their favourite eating-out spots after health watchdogs decided to go public with results of health inspections at food service outlets. The “grades on licences” scheme wa...

More than 1,900 employees got their health insurance back last year after employers were investigated by the Bermuda Health Council. This resulted in more than $660,000 being collected in health premiums, according to the health watchdog’s annual re...

Claudette Fleming has highlighted the urgent need for better protection of seniors as those over 65 will this month outnumber those under 14. Tougher legislation is also needed to prevent and protect vulnerable seniors from abuse, according to the ex...

The Ministry of Health and Seniors has advised the public not to eat Aunt Jemima brand frozen pancakes, waffles or French toast due to a potential risk of Listeria contamination. It is the second time this year that the Island has had a food recall ...