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Care for the mentally ill has been described as “dire” and “a disgrace“ by the mothers of two men who are struggling to find permanent homes. The mothers, who have asked not to be named, said government agencies repeatedly failed to find solutions, ...

Increasing numbers of young people are being referred for help to battle eating disorders or have struggled with social anxiety, the Minister of Health said today. Kim Wilson highlighted that although the Covid-19 pandemic affected children and teena...

Easter treats were handed out to health workers today as a show of appreciation for their efforts over the Covid-19 crisis. Bermuda College culinary arts students delivered 1,000 hot cross buns to staff at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and Mid-At...

A new system to file and update patient records will be introduced next year, the Bermuda Hospitals Board announced yesterday. The electronic Patient Electronic and Administrative Records Log – Pearl – will give each patient one record, no matter whi...

King Edward VII Memorial Hospital is bathed in green light this month to raise awareness of mental health issues. Preston Swan, the acting chief operating officer and vice-president of clinical operations at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute, forma...

The Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute will tomorrow run a motorcade through the central parishes to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The motorcade, which will feature about 20 vehicles, is scheduled to set out from the Devonshir...

The island’s psychiatric hospital will mark the International Day of People with Disabilities next week with a motorcade through Hamilton. The Mid Atlantic Wellness Institute motorcade will leave the Devonshire hospital on December 3 and head for the...

Hospital patients will be allowed to have some visitors from tomorrow after a fall in the number of coronavirus cases. An easing of restrictions will follow the “long and brutal” surge of Covid-19 patients linked to the Delta variant of the virus. A ...

An art exhibition organised to showcase the work of patients at the island’s psychiatric hospital is open despite pandemic problems. Jordan Fairn, and art psychotherapist at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute, said the opening date of the MindFrame ...

The public was today asked to get back to grass roots and connect with the natural world as part of Mental Health Awareness Week. Kim Wilson, the health minister, said mental health had become more important because of the stress of the Covid-19 pand...

A psychiatric nurse has been deployed to Magistrates’ Court and Hamilton Police Station to help people with mental health problems. Geraldine Smith, a retired nurse, has been signed up for the role in a pilot programme organised by the Mid-Atlantic W...

The chief of staff of Bermuda’s hospitals system warned yesterday the public was running out of time to protect themselves from the worst effects of Covid-19 as a fresh wave of infections swept the island. Wesley Miller, who has the most senior medic...