The Accident and Emergency Department is again experiencing a surge in the number of patients presenting for treatment with various medical complaints. At 11am today November 1st, 2023, approximately 50 …
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The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) is reminding Barbadians of its medication delivery service programme, which is a convenient alternative to waiting at the hospital dispensary for lengthy periods of time. …
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Hospital ophthalmology department gets equipment to improve eye care services
By Sheria Brathwaite The Barbados Canada Foundation (BCF) donated four new pieces of equipment to the Ophthalmology Department in an effort to help the Lion’s Eye Care Centre at the …
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Local lab could become WHO centre to detect antimicrobial resistance
The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory could soon become a World Health Organisation (WHO) collaborating centre for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) detection and surveillance. This was revealed by PAHO/WHO Representative for …
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By Sheria Brathwaite The number of patients backed up in the Accident and Emergency Department (AED) of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) on Tuesday is now significantly reduced, but Barbadians …
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QEH ophthalmology department faced with staff shortages, increase in patients seeking treatment
Staff shortages, ageing equipment, an increase in people requiring eye care and a backlog of patients in need of operations are some of the major issues impacting the Ophthalmology Department …
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A donation of four new slit lamps from the Barbados Canada Foundation is expected to increase the number of patients who can be seek in the Ophthalmology Department at the …
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The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is today, September 19th, 2023, issuing a public advisory in response to the increased waiting times being experienced in the Accident and Emergency Department. There has …
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The Barbados National NCD Commission unreservedly supports the urgent call for the introduction of the Octagonal “high-in” front-of-package warning labels to be placed on pre-packaged food and beverage products. The …
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Longstanding advocate for children’s health is new head of BCOP Coalition
A name synonymous with children’s health in Barbados for more than three decades is now attached to the post of chairperson of the Barbados Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition (BCOP Coalition). …