July 11, 2018
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, today announced construction will begin on the new Green Bay Health Centre in Springdale. Construction is scheduled to begin in August and is expected to take 18 to 20 months…
July 10, 2018
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, will make a significant health care announcement in Springdale tomorrow (Wednesday, July 11) at 1:00 p.m. The announcement will take place in the boardroom at the Green Bay Health Centre…
July 4, 2018
One year into the implementation of Towards Recovery: The Mental Health and Addictions Action Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador, there has been a 35 per cent reduction in the number of people waiting for mental health and addictions counselling services…
July 3, 2018
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, will provide an update on Towards Recovery: The Mental Health and Addictions Action Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador tomorrow (Wednesday, July 4) at 11:30 a.m. The update will take place…
June 29, 2018
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, and the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, federal Minister of Health, announced the signing of a bilateral agreement under the Government of Canada’s new Emergency Treatment Fund yesterday at the health…
June 28, 2018
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, will attend a meeting of federal, provincial and territorial health ministers in Winnipeg on June 28-29. A news conference with the ministers will take place on both days. The Provincial-Territorial…
June 26, 2018
The Provincial Government today released Grant Thornton’s report on staffing and payroll of all private and community road ambulance operators in Newfoundland and Labrador. The review was a result of public concerns about ambulance availability and staffing across the province…
June 25, 2018
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, will release the Grant Thornton review of all private and community road ambulance operators and provide an update on next steps tomorrow (Tuesday, June 26.) The news conference will take…
June 15, 2018
The Provincial Government today made amendments to the regulations enacted under the Medical Care and Hospital Insurance Act. The regulations have been amended to add a section which further clarifies that the medically necessary removal and replacement of a cataractous…
June 13, 2018
Carol Anne Haley, Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Community Services, will speak at the Choices for Youth annual general meeting today (Wednesday, June 13). The meeting takes place at The Lantern, 35 Barnes Road, St. John’s, at 3:00 p.m. Choices…
