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Health ministry allocated $245.4m, a 22% increase from 2024-25 fiscal year

Kim Wilson, the Health Minister said policyholders will see an increase to the Standard Health Benefit rate Premier and Finance Minister David Burt has...

Budget: Health investment rises, freeze on insurance premiums lifted

Over $56 million will be allocated to fund the implementation of Universal Health Care and capital upgrades to improve the health system to come...

Mental Health Anti-Stigma Month campaign kicks off in the City of Hamilton

Undertaking aims to address the stigma often associated with seeking mental health support  May is mental health anti-stigma month. Minister of Health Kim Wilson, alongside government, private sector,...

Island Health Services welcome two new doctors

Family Physician Dr. Iniekem Ufford and General Practitioner Dr. Seun J. Bakare Island Health Services update via press release: Island Health Services is pleased to welcome...

Ministry of Health: Whooping cough identified on island

The Chief Medical Officer strongly advises anyone with symptoms to consult their GP Government update via press release: The Office of the Chief Medical Officer has...

Scope problem impacts some surgeries at hospital

Technician flown in for repairs, procedures resumed today Photo: King Edward Memorial Hospital (file) Issues with cleaning equipment at the hospital affected 22 patients this week.A...

BITA gears up for newly extended innovation sprint sessions

Kevin Richards, founder of the Bermuda Innovation and Technology Association is hosting a roundtable discussion next month https://vimeo.com/1077727605 Could you be the next stablecoin entreprenuer...

Politicians spar over planned seniors’ home

OBA calls on Minister to urgently move forward; Minister cites ‘rigidity’ of planning policy Channel House at Southside, St. David’s, built by the U.S. Navy...

Maternal and child health highlighted at World Health Day panel

The panelist's discussion was entitled, “Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures: The First 1000 Days of Life in Bermuda" Fiona Dill, Doula and Executive Director at “...

Bed-blocking at the hospital “absolutely is a problem”, says BHB boss

CEO Scott Pearman says there are cases where families are “just not moving a patient” https://vimeo.com/1073718988 A “material” proportion of approximately 40 patients who are fit...

‘Bed blocking’ could incur financial penalties, says Health Minister

The Health Ministry is looking into several policy changes to prevent patients overstaying at the hospital https://vimeo.com/1071951146 Families who leave their relatives in hospital even...

Hospital overcrowding – ‘we will likely face this scenario again’

Solution to capacity issues “lie external to the hospital”, says Acting Chief of Staff https://vimeo.com/1071113506 Forty fit-for-discharge patients left in the hospital, and one Emergency patient...
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