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Nurse programme launched by hospital authority

THE Public Hospitals Authority launched its Trained Clinical Nurse programme yesterday.

EMS crew is suspended as ambulance incident probed

THE Public Hospitals Authority has launched an official inquiry into an alleged incident reported to have occurred in an ambulance involving a pregnant woman.

Emergency medical dispatchers temporarily relocated to PHA Corporate Training Centre

The Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) has temporarily relocated Emergency Medical Dispatchers from their previous location at the Police Control Room to the PHA’s Corporate Offices in Centreville.

Emergency Medical Technician in New Providence tests positive for COVID-19

The Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) has reported that an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) operating out of New Providence tested positive for COVID-19 after developing symptoms.

PHA says funding played part in interns leaving

THE Public Hospitals Authority suggested that junior doctors whose internship programmes have ended have not been hired because of the entity’s reduced budget.

PHA issues protocols for patients

AFTER a doctor got into a row last month with a patient of PMH’s Dialysis Unit who would not remove his shoes, the Public Hospitals Authority has issued a statement laying out new COVID-19 prevention protocols for the area. According to the guidelin

Elizabeth Avenue south of Shirley Street closed for two weeks

Elizabeth Avenue will be closed south of Shirley Street to traffic for two weeks, it was announced yesterday.

Nurses in dispute on crisis working

THE Public Hospitals Authority has changed the working shift of some nurses amid the COVID-19 crisis, it confirmed yesterday.

Warning of increased risk of skin conditions

THE public is advised that following the passage of Hurricane Dorian there is an increased risk of skin infections associated with flooding and contaminated water. The Public Hospitals Authority advised that skin and soft tissue infections can devel

PHA: Make use of polyclinics

THE Public Hospitals Authority is urging the general public to make use of polyclinics throughout New Providence as Hurricane Dorian approaches.

‘Strike is now illegal’ claims hospital authority

The Public Hospitals Authority last night claimed the Bahamas Doctors Union strike was now illegal following further demands by officials.

Agreement in principle between physicians and Public Hospitals Authority

THE Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) and the Consultant Physicians Staff Association (CPSA) yesterday announced an agreement in principle to all aspects of a proposed five-year industrial agreement.

PHA: New nurse shift in patients’ interest

WHILE the Public Hospitals Authority is indefinitely deferring its planned shift change for nurses, it is maintaining that the shift is in the best interest of nurses and patients.

PHA: We regret decision to take industrial action

THE Public Hospitals Authority said it “regretted” the Consultant Physicians Staff Association’s decision to take industrial action yesterday. It added that a meeting has been proposed for some time between November 30 and December 7 on issues of contention.

Brown is reinstated at hospital authority

HERBERT Brown has been re-instated as head of the Public Hospitals Authority by order of the Supreme Court.

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