May 2, 2024
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services: Speaker, I rise in this Honourable House today to recognize the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University for…
May 1, 2024
The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services, announced today approximately $220,000 in funding to Food First Newfoundland and Labrador to support improved access to nutritious foods for residents throughout the province. Food First Newfoundland and Labrador is…
May 1, 2024
The Department of Health and Community Services has provided $550,000 in funding to the Canadian Mental Health Association – Newfoundland and Labrador Division (CMHA-NL) to support mental health and suicide prevention training initiatives. This funding will enable CMHA-NL to continue…
April 25, 2024
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services: Speaker, I rise in this Honourable House to recognize a significant milestone as we transform health care delivery…
April 18, 2024
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services: Speaker, today I rise in this Honourable House to acknowledge April as Daffodil Month. Daffodil Month is a…
April 18, 2024
Today, the Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services, announced that two urgent care centres will open in the St. John’s metro region. The new urgent care centres will create more timely access to urgent care and reduce strain…
April 18, 2024
The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services, will make an announcement related to increasing access to health care services on the northeast Avalon. The media availability will take place today (Thursday, April 18) at the former Costco…
April 12, 2024
The Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH) is encouraging the public to ensure they are up to date with their vaccinations as the province is seeing an increase in cases of whooping cough (pertussis) across the province. Pertussis is a…
April 10, 2024
The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services, announced today approximately $245,000 in funding to support mental health services offered through the Strongest Families Institute. This program provides readily available services with a trained mental health coach for…
April 4, 2024
The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services, announced approximately $84,000 in funding to support mental health and addiction services offered through U-Turn Drop-In Centre. U-Turn Drop-In Centre provides peer support for people with substance use disorder across…
