Log In

May I respond to Jan-Ann Martin who critiqued, in The Royal Gazette of January 13, my overlong comments on the proposed government health reforms? First, it is worth noting and recording that Bermuda does come out reasonably well by comparison with o...

Patients 1st is a weekly column where the Bermuda Medical Doctors Association answers your questions about the proposed Bermuda Health Plan 2020 and how it may impact you and your family Some really thought-provoking questions arose this week from t...

Dear Sir, It was interesting to hear that presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg is reported to have stated that medical care for all would bankrupt the United States. He is proposing a system that gives people as much cover as possible. I wonder ...

David Burt, Kim Wilson, Rolfe Commissiong and their sidekicks in the Progressive Labour Party have kicked off an intense interest with their proposals to create socialised medicine in Bermuda in 2020 despite the opposition of virtually all of the med...

Patients 1st is a weekly column where the Bermuda Medical Doctors Association answers your questions about the proposed Bermuda Health Plan 2020 and how it may impact you and your family. It is now over a week since the Government closed its public c...

It took a while, but many people have awoken to just how extensive the Government’s proposed health financing reforms are — the recent Patients 1st meeting had an attendance that was essentially twice that of the consultation organised by the Ministr...

Seniors and caregivers quizzed a panel of healthcare experts last night on proposed changes to the healthcare system. A standing-room-only crowd turned out for the event organised by island charity Age Concern at the Salvation Army Citadel on North ...

Proposed changes to the healthcare system in a bid to cut its massive costs without proper information would be a disaster, the head of a think-tank has warned. Philip Butterfield, the chairman of the BermudaFirst advisory group, said healthcare at p...

Patients 1st is a weekly column where the Bermuda Medical Doctors Association answers your questions about the proposed Bermuda Health Plan 2020 and how it may impact you and your family. Today we’re looking at how dentists feel about the Bermuda He...

Proposed changes to healthcare coverage could breach the Constitution, a top island lawyer has claimed. Mark Diel, of law firm Marshall Diel & Myers, said that changes to Bermuda’s healthcare system could raise “serious issues”. He explained: “I thi...

As a child growing up, Hallowe’en was my least enjoyable celebration. Although candy and chocolates were part of the bounty accumulated during a night of trick-or-treat, it was those fun-loving children masquerading as witches and ghosts that scared ...

Discontent voiced by doctors at an event on healthcare reform demonstrates mistrust of the Government, the shadow health minister said yesterday. Patricia Gordon-Pamplin said: “It was very clear to me that doctors were expressing their concern and f...