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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...

Healthcare cost in Bermuda is a significant concern. It is one of the largest single costs facing Bermuda’s working population and their employers. What is changing? Why is it changing? Why are costs going up when the Ministry of Health has been prom...

First, let’s start with the positive. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health in the present Progressive Labour Party government, has the ability to tackle the island’s very real healthcare problems. She is demonstrably intelligent, personable and, as an ...

The Government intends to “soft launch” a significant revision of Bermuda’s healthcare next autumn, but full implementation could take years. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, told a town hall in Sandys last night that the details of the Bermuda He...