July 18, 2019
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, is encouraging all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians to use ‘sun sense’ this summer to protect against harmful rays that could cause skin cancer. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in…
July 16, 2019
Funding science, research, and investments in innovative technology, processes, and procedures will help to ensure the health care system remains sustainable. The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, as well as the Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of…
July 11, 2019
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, will join the Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Indigenous Services, for the announcement of an investment in health research tomorrow (Friday, July 12) at 1:30 p.m. Ministers Haggie and O’Regan…
June 13, 2019
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 congratulate Stella’s Circle and Dr. Patricia Lingley-Pottie, President and…
April 17, 2019
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 announce that a new mobile crisis response team has…
April 17, 2019
The Provincial Government today released its Autism Action Plan. The plan will provide increased services and supports for individuals living with autism spectrum disorder. Budget 2019 – Building Towards a Brighter Future includes $2.5 million for plan implementation. Beginning in…
April 16, 2019
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, along with the Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, and the Honourable Al Hawkins, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, will release the Autism Action…
April 12, 2019
The Provincial Government today announced that the construction of two new 60-bed long-term care homes in Grand Falls-Windsor and Gander will start this summer. The successful proponent selected to design, build, finance and maintain both homes is NL Healthcare Partners….
April 12, 2019
Mental health and addictions services are expanding in Gander with the introduction of an Opioid Dependency Treatment (ODT) program. Based on the Vermont model for ODT, the program offers a safer approach for treatment of opioid dependency, and increases the…
April 11, 2019
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, and the Honourable Al Hawkins, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development and MHA for Grand Falls-Windsor – Buchans, will make long-term care announcements tomorrow (Friday, April 12). In Grand…
