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Senior Sister (Ag), Denise Nicholls, receiving her long service award for 30 years from Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Davidson I ...

Psychiatric hospital COVID outbreak grows, director says care affected Article by May 13, 2021 The cluster of COVID-19 cases at the Psychiatric Hospital has grown slightly by five new cases,  with 55 people now being diagnosed with the illness, the health minister said Wednesday as its chief admitted the outbreak has begun to affect the hospital’s care. But Minister of Health and Wellness Lt Col Jeffrey Bostic insisted the situation is under control, with the rise in numbers currently being seen as an expected development. So far, three staff members and 52 patients hav...

No more cases of COVID-19 were discovered at the Ellerslie Secondary School. That news came earlier today from Minister of Health, Jeffrey Bostic, after he toured the country’s lone Psychiatric Hospital, as part of International Nurses Week. Speaking to the media after the tour, the minister revealed that aggressive contact tracing of primary and second contacts of the student who contracted the virus was ongoing, and he was glad to …

May 4, 2021 The outbreaks of COVID-19 at both the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) and the Psychiatric Hospital are under control, Minister of Health and Wellness Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic declared Monday. He said the two clusters are being handled appropriately and that he was hopeful they would soon end. Last Friday, it was revealed that 15 of the 17 new COVID-19 cases involved patients and staff from the mental health institution and three other people tested positive Monday. A 42-year-old male patient who was recently discharged from the hospital after a three-month stay i...

Nurses want their wages adjusted in line with their duties Article by February 4, 2021 Frustration appears to be growing among a handful of nurses at the Psychiatric Hospital. They claim that for years, they are being paid on a scale below their level of qualifications. The situation is particularly infuriating as the healthcare workers witness others secure their monies and as their colleagues from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) receive additional payments for their work in the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychiatric Hospital Director David Leacock acknowledged some of the ins...