Health and Community Services - 1998
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January 15
Minister responds to Newfoundland and Labrador
Medical Association
February 10
Change to 50 per-cent billing policy
March 26
$500,000 Budget for Medical Transportation Assistance
Program
$10 million for institutional boards
$2 million in additional Funding for Department of Health and
Community Services
$126,000 for the Nain Safe House
$300,000 for transition house on Burin Peninsula
Health - Budget Fact Sheets
Government reinvesting $10.15 million in children and families
March 27
Outbreak of food poisoning
March 30
Update on outbreak of salmonella food poisoning
April 1
Ministerial Statement - Recalling Schneider
Lunchmate Snack Products
May 5
Ministerial Statement - Hepatitis C
May 11
New Eastern Newfoundland Regional Community Health Board
appointed
New chairperson for Central West Health Board
May12
Ministerial Statement - National Nursing Week, May 11 - 17
Government's actions regarding 1997 Community Services
Council report on child sexual abuse
May 27
Public consultations for Green Paper on Adoptions to be held
in Clarenville, Gander, Corner Brook, Goose Bay, St. Anthony and St. John's
June 4
NOTE TO EDITORS - News conference, June 5, Subject:
Memorandum of Understanding with Department of National Defence.
June 5
Government partnering with the Canadian Armed Forces to
enhance physician services in the province
June 8
Seniors' Month proclamation
June 19
New Child Care Services Act
June 25
Plans to form a provincial physician recruitment coordinating
committee
June 29
NOTE TO EDITORS - News conference, June 30, Subject:
International Year of Older Persons
June 30
International Year of Older Persons (IYOP) - 1999
July 6
New Registrar for Newfoundland Denturist Board
New Western Health Care Corporation Board appointed
New Western Regional Health and Community Services Board
appointed
July 20
Health Labrador Corporation appointed
Grenfell Regional Health Services Board appointed
August 19
Funding for Multiple Sclerosis drug therapies approved
under the Newfoundland and Labrador Prescription Drug Program
August 24
Heart Health for Life - a five
part series focusing on heart health
August 27
Government and doctors reach tentative
agreement
October 7
NOTE TO EDITORS - Reception to celebrate launch of
International Year of Older Persons (IYOP)
October 16
NOTE TO EDITORS - News conference Monday, October 19
Subject: new health initiative for seniors
October 19
Regional Seniors' Care Program launched
October 21
Alternate Health Care Model planned for
Bonavista/Clarenville area
October 23
John Gray Centre officially opened
November 16
Results of Student Drug Use Survey released
November 20
National Child Day
NOTE TO EDITORS - News conference, November 23 Subject: New
direction for children's interest
November 23
New Child Welfare legislation
November 24
Funds for child care to allow teenage mothers to complete
high school
November 26
Ministerial Statement - Death at St. Clare's
Hospital
Ministerial Statement - Funding for child care services
Information on public education campaign - Fight BAC
December 1
Ministerial Statement - World AIDS Day
December 3
Ministerial Statement - International Day of
Disabled Persons
December 8
Ministerial Statement - New funding for child care
services
December 9
Ministerial Statement - International Year of Older
Persons
December 15
Ministerial Statement - Review of regional
institutional boards
December 17
Increased grants approved for ambulance operators
December 23
Minister confirms unrestricted coverage of new drug
therapy
December 24
Mediator's Interim
Report - Fogo Island Hospital
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