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Exemption Protocol For Home Care Providers
The Bermuda Health Council is advising Home Care providers of the Public Health [Covid-19 Emergency Powers] [Stay at Home] Regulations 2021 exemption protocol. A spokesperson said, “All registered Home Care providers [Caregivers] are advised to: Carry a copy of your official registration letter provided by the Health Council. This applies to individuals... Read more of this article
New Registrar: Bermuda Psychologists Council
The Bermuda Health Council advised that as the new Registrar for Bermuda Psychologists Council, they are “accepting all initial and renewal registration applications on behalf of the Bermuda Psychologists Council, effective immediately.” They said, “Please note: 1] “The Health Council is the new Registrar to contact for initial... Read more of this article
Health Council Launches Q&A Series
The Bermuda Health Council has partnered with Bernews as they launch their Q&A Series, which is aimed at answering the public’s questions about the island’s health care system. A spokesperson said, “Answers supplied by: Dr. Ricky Brathwaite, CEO of the Bermuda Health Council [www.bhec.bm]; a quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation... Read more of this article
Video: ‘Social Disparities In Healthy Food Access’
The Health Council is holding a discussion this afternoon [Oct 29] with Food Fight Task Force, part of the Social Justice Bermuda Collective to discuss Social Disparities in Healthy Food Access, and you can watch the live video below. Related Stories “Social Disparities In Healthy Food Access” Health Council Launches Patient Safety Video Social... Read more of this article
“Social Disparities In Healthy Food Access”
A discussion will take place on Thursday, October 29th centering around “social disparities in healthy food access.” A spokesperson said, “The Health Council invites you to a Facebook Live discussion with Food Fight Task Force, part of the Social Justice Bermuda Collective to discuss Social Disparities in Healthy Food Access. “This... Read more of this article
Health Council: Live Discussion On Cannabis
The Bermuda Health Council is inviting the public to join a live discussion on cannabis on Facebook on Tuesday, September 29. A Government spokesperson said, “The Health Council is inviting the public for a Facebook live discussion. “The discussion is facilitated by the Bermuda Health Council on Tuesday, September 29th at 1.00pm with Arrington... Read more of this article
BHEC Conducts Health Business Assessments
The Bermuda Health Council recently conducted a pilot assessment of five health businesses, as part of the Premier Level of the Provider Advantage Programme. A spokesperson said, “The health businesses assessed included dental, medical, dietetic, dialysis and home care businesses. These five businesses, which included Island Nutrition and TLC... Read more of this article
ICO Decision On Bermuda Health Council
Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez issued Decision 09/2020 in regards to the Bermuda Health Council. A spokesperson said, “On 27 August 2020, Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez issued Decision 09/2020, Bermuda Health Council, which considered a partial refusal of a PATI request for statistical records on diagnostic imaging... Read more of this article
Health Council Launches Telehealth Surveys
The Bermuda Health Council has launched surveys to “gather feedback from the public, providers and insurers on the use and offering of telehealth services.” A spokesperson said, “Telehealth has been an important part of the response to COVID and an innovation that has its place within Bermuda’s health system. This has included phone... Read more of this article
BHEC Statutory Board Self-Assessment Report
The Bermuda Health Council released its 2019 Statutory Board Self-Assessment Report on the performance of regulated health professionals. A spokesperson said, “The Statutory Boards Self-Assessment Report describes the process, by which, Statutory Boards report annually about their complaints and disciplinary procedures, board composition, and... Read more of this article
BHEC: Chronic Disease Innovation Programme
The Bermuda Health Council released a new report published on the Chronic Disease Innovation Programme. A spokesperson said, “For the first time, the Health Council is pleased to share a new report published on the Chronic Disease Innovation Programme. “This report outlines the programmes priorities and the role of the Health Council in... Read more of this article
Column: BHEC CEO On Practice Acquisition
[Opinion column written by BHEC CEO Dr. Ricky Brathwaite] For the Bermuda Health Council, the news last week of Argus buying Island Health Services and the Family Practice Group was akin to an insurance company in the United States purchasing medical practices that accounted for 100 million Americans — and the entity charged with overseeing the... Read more of this article
Video: BHEC Zoom Discussion About Health IQ
The Bermuda Health Council held a live Zoom discussion on June 11 with senior technologist Lee McArthur and developer Gabe Jones to chat about the newly developed Health IQ application, an online tool that the community can use in tracking Covid-19 symptoms. As the island and world deals with the Covid-19 pandemic, we are doing our best to provide... Read more of this article
50,000 Masks & 1,000 Shields For Care Homes
In the continued effort to reduce the risk of Covid-19 in Care Homes, the Bermuda Health Council has procured personal protective equipment [PPE], securing 50,000 KN95 masks and 1,000 face shields for Bermuda’s Care Homes as part of their Third Sector partnership. A spokesperson said, “The action from the Health Council aims to provide additional... Read more of this article
Health Council Announces ICD-10 Coding
The Bermuda Health Council is getting set to implement ICD-10, a new standard for medical diagnostic coding. A spokesperson said, “The Health Council announced the health system’s move from the use of ICD-9 to the use of ICD-10 to communicate patient diagnoses between health professionals and health insurers. “In just over two weeks, ICD-10... Read more of this article
Video: Bernews Covid-19 Discussion Episode 6
Bermuda Health Council CEO Dr. Ricky Brathwaite, together with nurses Janice Sealey-Khan, Luz Lambert, and Gaynell Hayward-Caesar, joined hosts Eron Hill and Ryan Robinson Perinchief for Bernews’ sixth episode in a special series about the Covid-19 pandemic. The series will continue every Tuesday and Thursday, and is being streamed live on Bernews... Read more of this article
