May 31, 2024
Karen Stone, KC has been appointed the interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services. Ms. Stone brings considerable executive experience to the role, in particular in health care given her prominent role in helping the…
May 30, 2024
The Provincial Government is launching consultations to seek input and recommendations from the public as it considers legislative amendments related to the purchasing of tobacco and related products. An online questionnaire will be available on engageNL.ca early June for the general…
May 30, 2024
The Provincial Government has reached the next phase of its provincial ambulance integration as Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services begins operations of all ambulance services provincewide. The move is based on a key recommendation of Health Accord NL to modernize…
May 27, 2024
The Department of Health and Community Services is providing $100,000 in funding to NL Health Services to support a comprehensive review of inpatient addiction treatment services throughout the province. The funding will enable NL Health Services, in partnership with the…
May 21, 2024
Today, the Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services, and the Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Labour and Seniors, on behalf of the Honourable Mark Holland, Canada’s Minister of Health, announced a bilateral agreement to invest $78…
May 21, 2024
The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services, along with the Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Labour and Seniors, on behalf of the Honourable Mark Holland, Canada’s Minister of Health, will make make an important health care…
May 16, 2024
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services: Speaker, Sunday, May 19, is World Family Doctor Day, and I rise in this Honourable House to celebrate…
May 14, 2024
The Provincial Government is lowering the age for recommended breast screening from 50 to include women between the ages of 40 and 49. The decision is based on new national guidelines published by the Canadian Cancer Society following a review…
May 9, 2024
The Chief Medical Officer of Health is encouraging the public, especially pregnant people and people in close contact with infants, to be aware of symptoms related to pertussis (whooping cough) and to ensure vaccinations are up to date as cases…
May 7, 2024
The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services, announced today approximately $82,000 in funding for Eating Disorder Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador. Eating Disorder Foundation of NL is a charitable, not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting research and providing…
