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A Bermuda College course launched in 2012 to address a shortage of nurses on the island has yet to produce a single qualified nurse. Seventeen students have so far graduated from the college’s Nursing Pathways Programme with an Associate Degree in Sc...

While blood donations traditionally see a “small spike” around World Blood Donor Day, staff at the hospital have reiterated the need for consistent donors. Bermuda Hospitals Board consultant haematologist Eyitayo Fakunle is particularly hoping to at...

Mahesh Reddy, the chief medical officer of Bermuda Healthcare Services arrested as part of a financial investigation, has been given the backing of the Bermuda Medical Doctors Association. Henry Dowling, president, said the group, which represents ph...

Beverley Howell cannot remember wanting to be anything other than a nurse. So, after a 42-year career, she was delighted and surprised to be named Nurse of the Year 2016. “It’s a big honour. I never expected it,” Mrs Howell, 62, told The Royal Gazet...

Michael Weeks, the Shadow Minister of Health, delivered profound personal thanks to healthcare professionals for this year’s celebration of Nurses Day. The Pembroke East Central MP told The Royal Gazette he had “just collapsed for no reason” while ou...

Keith Chiappa, the Bermudian neurologist temporarily posted to chief of staff for the Bermuda Hospitals Board, hopes to see a permanent replacement for the role within a matter of months. “The search needs to be done deliberately and carefully,” said...

Retired nurses have been honoured by the Bermuda Government with a tea party in recognition of their past services. Thirty-five nurses were invited, all of whom had worked with Community Health Nursing services, Lefroy House or the Sylvia Richardson ...

Age Concern has teamed up with a local physician to help seniors with medical expenses. JJ Soares, who runs Hamilton Medical Centre, is offering free consultations to uninsured or underinsured seniors referred to him by the charity. “We’ve believed f...

Christmas Day to most of us means presents, festive cheer, pinched waistbands and perhaps a cheeky afternoon nap. However, to people such as Nikeisha Gibbons and Veronica Manderson, December 25 is just another day. Both ladies work at King Edward VII...

Nurses providing care to men, women and children who have experienced violence or trauma were this week recognised for their work. The Sexual Assault Response Team and the Department of Health have been observing Forensic Nurses Week. “It’s a spe...

Sometimes you have to travel far from home to find your calling. That is a lesson Asha Ratteray learnt back in 2011. Growing up, she was not entirely sure which career path to pursue. She just knew it had to involve the sciences, allow her to work f...

Health Minister Jeanne Atherden is to meet with Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy next week to begin formulating a plan to attract more people into the nursing profession. Speaking to The Royal Gazette after the proclamation ceremony for Nurses Mon...