June 29, 2018
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, and the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, federal Minister of Health, announced the signing of a bilateral agreement under the Government of Canada’s new Emergency Treatment Fund yesterday at the health…
June 28, 2018
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, will attend a meeting of federal, provincial and territorial health ministers in Winnipeg on June 28-29. A news conference with the ministers will take place on both days. The Provincial-Territorial…
June 26, 2018
The Provincial Government today released Grant Thornton’s report on staffing and payroll of all private and community road ambulance operators in Newfoundland and Labrador. The review was a result of public concerns about ambulance availability and staffing across the province…
June 25, 2018
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, will release the Grant Thornton review of all private and community road ambulance operators and provide an update on next steps tomorrow (Tuesday, June 26.) The news conference will take…
June 15, 2018
The Provincial Government today made amendments to the regulations enacted under the Medical Care and Hospital Insurance Act. The regulations have been amended to add a section which further clarifies that the medically necessary removal and replacement of a cataractous…
June 13, 2018
Carol Anne Haley, Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Community Services, will speak at the Choices for Youth annual general meeting today (Wednesday, June 13). The meeting takes place at The Lantern, 35 Barnes Road, St. John’s, at 3:00 p.m. Choices…
June 8, 2018
Carol Anne Haley, Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Community Services, will address the National Falls Prevention Conference at 8:30 a.m. Monday, June 11, at the Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland, 115 Cavendish Square, St. John’s. The National Falls Prevention Conference brings together…
June 6, 2018
Carol Anne Haley, Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Community Services, will participate in Canadian Blood Services’ Honouring Our Lifeblood Celebration at 7:00 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, June 7) at Admiral’s Green Clubhouse, 460 Allandale Road, St. John’s. Honouring our Lifeblood Celebrations…
June 6, 2018
The Provincial Government, in cooperation with the St. John’s Community Action Group on Fentanyl and the City of St. John’s, today announced the launch of a new harm reduction initiative. Two large metal sharps kiosks and several smaller metal sharps…
June 6, 2018
The location for today’s launch of a new harm reduction initiative at 12:00 p.m. has been changed due to inclement weather. The launch will now take place at the Aids Committee of Newfoundland and Labrador office, 47 Janeway Place, St….
