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Almost $5M Spent On Investigation Into Dr Brown
Almost $5 million has been spent so far on the investigation into former Premier Dr Ewart Brown, Members of Parliament heard on Friday. The expenditure was stated in the House of Assembly by Minister of National Security Wayne Caines, who was responding to questions from Derrick Burgess, which were read out by MP Michael Scott. Minister Caines explained... Read more of this article
Dr Reddy: ‘Committed To Support The Fight’
“We will continue to fight tooth and nail to protect what we all believe to be your fundamental, constitutional right to confidentiality,” Dr. Maheesh Reddy said in a letter sent by to Bermuda HealthCare Services’ patients whose files were removed by the police. This is the latest development in the situation regarding the investigation... Read more of this article
Dr Brown: ‘Will Appeal This Surprising Decision’
“We are surprised that the judge considered to be ‘conflicts’ justifying the removal of the patients’ lawyers, situations which are commonplace in Bermuda,” Dr. Ewart Brown said, adding that “we will appeal this surprising decision.” This is the latest development in the situation regarding the investigation into the BHCS... Read more of this article
Photos & Videos: Medical Patients Deliver Letters
[Updated] Patients of the BHCS and Brown-Darrell medical clinics whose records were seized by the police in 2017 as part of the investigation into the clinics, which are owned by former Premier Dr Ewart Brown, are currently gathering at Government House where it appears they plan to deliver a letter to the Governor. The patients have previously expressed... Read more of this article
Video: BHCS Patients & Lawyers Meet Over Files
A number of people attended a meeting at the Dr. E. F. Gordon Hall on Wednesday evening [March 13] as patients of the BHCS and Brown-Darrell medical clinics whose records were seized by members of the Bermuda Police Service in 2017 waited to hear an update from the lawyers. Jerome Lynch QC asked any patients who wanted to hand over their records to... Read more of this article
‘Will Defend Confidentiality Of Medical Records’
“I would like the public, especially the patients whose charts were, as we argue, unlawfully removed from BHCS and Brown-Darrell” to know that “we have not abandoned the fight on their behalf,” Dr Ewart Brown said. Dr Brown, a former Premier who is the Executive Chair of Bermuda HealthCare Services [BHCS] and Brown-Darrell Clinic,... Read more of this article
Dr Brown Asks For Review Of Police Investigation
Lawyers acting for the health clinics operated by Dr Ewart Brown have written to the Governor and Director of Public Prosecutions to express their concern at what is alleged to be “the use of sensitive patient information by a senior member of the Bermuda Police Service.” They also requested the Governor “instruct a review of the investigation... Read more of this article
HealthCare Patients ‘Extremely Concerned’
[Updated] The patients of Bermuda HealthCare Services [BHCS] said they “remain extremely concerned that after twenty months their medical files that were removed from the clinic by the Police during a raid last February, have still not been returned.” The patients indicated that they “are up in arms” as they have been informed... Read more of this article
AG: Expenditure On Lahey Case To Exceed $1M
The cost to date of the litigation related to the Lahey case stands at $998,883.33, which is “not the final cost as there are still several outstanding invoices to be settled, with an approximate value of $100,000, which will result in the total expenditure exceeding $1,000,000.” This was stated by Attorney-General Kathy Simmons, who said,... Read more of this article
Dr Reddy Arrest Quashed & Search Was Unlawful
[Updated] The Court has ruled that Dr Mahesh Reddy is entitled to an order quashing the decision to arrest him, and a declaration that the search of his home was unlawful. Dr Reddy — the chief medical officer at Bermuda Health Care Services, a clinic owned by former Premier Dr. Ewart Brown — filed legal action against the Bermuda Police... Read more of this article
Court: Dr Reddy’s Civil Suit Over Arrest Begins
[Written by Don Burgess] Calling it a “campaign of unjustified actions,” a civil suit against the Bermuda Police Service began in Court today [May 29], as Dr. Mahesh Reddy seeks redress. Dr. Reddy is the chief medical officer at Bermuda Health Care Services, a clinic owned by former Premier Dr. Ewart Brown. He was arrested and his home was searched... Read more of this article
Dr. Ewart Brown: ‘Step To Cripple Our Clinics’
[Updated] “After years of misdirected efforts to close down Bermuda Healthcare Services and Brown-Darrell Clinic, the OBA government has finally come up with a step to cripple our clinics,” Dr. Ewart Brown said today. “In an email dated May 16, 2017, the Bermuda Health Council informed BHCS and Brown-Darrell that, effective June 1, 2017,... Read more of this article