Health and Community Services -
1997
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January 6
Minister in receipt of Central
Newfoundland Health Services Review
January 7
Medical consultant hired for
Department of Health
January 13
Scholarship Awarded
January 28
Get Tested program aimed at those at
risk of infection of bloodborne diseases
January 29
Provincial/Territorial Health
Ministers release Vision Document
March 3
St. John's Nursing Home Board
appoints chief executive officer
March 18
NOTE TO EDITORS - Minister to hold
news conference, March 19, Gander
March 19
Review of Health Services in Central
Newfoundland released
March 20
Government maintains funding to
Health Programs and Services
March 21
Public Health Officials Advise of
Measles Outbreak in Terrenceville area
March 25
Ministerial Statement - Incentive
package for recruitment and retention of rural doctor
April 28
Ministerial Statement - Canada
Health and Social Transfer (CHST)
May 1
Ministerial Statement - Provincial
Health Care Forum
Minister comments on doctors'
responsibilities
May 6
Ministerial Statement - Salary
increases for rural doctors
May 9
NOTE TO EDITORS - Provincial Health
Forum to get under way today
May 10
Provincial Health Care Forum
Ministerial Statement - Health Forum
May 13
Ministerial Statement - National
Nurses Week, May 12-18
May 14
Ministerial Statement - Cardiac
surgery wait list
May 20
Ministerial Statement - Appointment
of CEO of Newfoundland and Labrador Centre of Health Information
May 29
Health Minister announces new
projects arising from Health Forum
June 17
Senior Officials appointed in
Department of Health
July 4
Nurse Practitioner Program set for
this fall
July 14
NOTE TO EDITORS - Minister to hold
meetings with Western Regional Health Care Corporation, July 15,
Corner Brook
July 15
Request for proposals will be issued
to identify management team for WHCC
July 18
Two major health initiatives
announced today at Provincial Cabinet Retreat
September 8
Bursary assistance for
Nurse Practitioner Program
September 16
Assistant deputy minister
appointed in Department of Health
September 30
Contract awarded to provide
biomedical waste transportation, treatment and disposal services
to health care facilities
October 15
Minister comments on Request
for Proposals concerning treatment, transport, and disposal of
biomedical waste
October 17
New Training Program for
family physicians
October 31
Lakeside Homes review
completed
November 12
NOTE
TO EDITORS- Minister of health to hold news conference to discuss
concerns of residents at Lakeside Homes in Gander
Lakeside
Homes kitchen reinstated
November 14
Community Health Western -
Initiatives to work with partners
November 18
Ministerial Statement -
Drug Awareness Week
November 21
New training for health providers in
assessing substance addictions
November 27
NOTE TO EDITORS - News
conference November 27 to discuss cardiac care
Ministerial Statement - Report of
Commission of Enquiry into Blood System in Canada
December 1
Ministerial Statement - World AIDS
Day, December 1
December 15
Ministerial Statement -
Results of First Ministers meetings
December 18
Ministerial Statement -
Update on negotiations between government and the NLMA
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