March 5, 2020
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services: Mr. Speaker, I rise in this Honourable House, to acknowledge the start of midwifery services in Newfoundland and…
March 3, 2020
The Department of Health and Community Services is warning the public of fraudulent calls related to the provincial Medical Care Plan (MCP) requesting personal information from residents. Several incidents have occurred where the caller claims to work with MCP and…
March 3, 2020
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services: Mr. Speaker, I rise in this Honourable House to thank the hundreds of health care professionals and support…
February 20, 2020
Individuals who paid out-of-pocket for insured cataract surgery outside a hospital in Newfoundland and Labrador before June 15, 2018, will be reimbursed at MCP rates for the insured portion of their procedures. Anyone who called the Provincial Government’s Cataract Surgery…
February 12, 2020
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, and Dr. Charlene Fitzgerald, President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association (NLMA), today announced the launch of MyQ, a family practice quality improvement program designed to support improved care…
February 11, 2020
The Department of Health and Community Services is inviting applications for the 2020 Community Addictions Prevention and Mental Health Promotion Fund Program. Individuals, community groups and not-for-profit organizations are encouraged to apply for funding to support mental health and addictions…
February 6, 2020
Public health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador, in conjunction with the Public Health Agency of Canada, and other provincial and territorial public health officials, have been closely monitoring novel coronavirus. New screening protocols are being implemented to respond to novel…
January 31, 2020
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, will participate in a flag-raising ceremony for Eating Disorders Awareness Week on Monday, February 3 at 9:00 a.m. The ceremony will take place in the East Block lobby of Confederation…
January 30, 2020
Starting January 31, 2020, amendments to regulations under the Pharmacy Act, 2012 will allow pharmacists to prescribe for Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis A and B (including the TWINRIX vaccine), shingles (Herpes Zoster), Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and chickenpox (Varicella…
January 15, 2020
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, will speak at a workplace violence prevention forum tomorrow (Thursday, January 16). The forum takes place in Salon A of the Capital Hotel, 208 Kenmount Road, St. John’s. Media are…
