Health and Community Services
- 2005
January,
February, March,
April, May,
June,
July, August, September,
October, November,
December
January
January 7
Board
representation named for new regional integrated health authorities
January 21
CEO named to lead Labrador-Grenfell Health
Authority
CEO named to
lead Eastern Health Authority
January
17
Government launches smoking ban consultation
January 25
Province to proceed with gambling prevalence study
CEO named to lead western health authority
February
February 1
CEO named to lead Central Health Authority
February 7
NOTE TO EDITORS: News conference, February 8. Subject: New
immunizations for children
February 8
Three new vaccines to boost children’s health
in Newfoundland and Labrador
February 10
NOTE TO EDITORS - Minister to attend meeting on
early learning and child care in Canada
February 14
Ministers build consensus on early learning and
child care
February 17
Premier officially opens MRI suite
February 24
Government releases best practices reviews of
Western and Grenfell
NOTE TO EDITORS: Western RIHA responds to Hay Best
Practices Review
NOTE TO EDITORS: Labrador-Grenfell RIHA responds to
Hay Best Practices Review
NOTE TO EDITORS: News conference, February 25.
Subject: Early learning and child care
February 25
Increased support for children and families
with new investment in early learning and child care
March
March 3
Installation of sprinkler systems in personal
and community care homes
March 21
Government acts to reduce patient wait
times; $23.2 million investment delivers 43,344 more procedures across
province
Government enhances care for seniors
with $14.5 million investment
Budget 2005 boosts provincial drug plan - 25 new drugs added
Government enhances support for mental
health and addictions
Government makes record $6 million
investment to strengthen public health
Government invests in new health
technology to improve patient care
Government continues to improve patient
care
Budget 2005 enhances services for
children
Budget 2005 builds on infrastructure
commitments
March 24
Ministerial Statement - Nutrition month
celebrates wellness
March 28
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to officially open
dialysis unit
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to tour the Central
Newfoundland Regional Health Centre
March
29
Dialysis unit opens in Gander
NOTE TO EDITORS: First
meeting of Seniors Advisory Council
March 30
Provincial Advisory Council on Aging and
Seniors holds first meeting
Alternate Health and Community Services Minister announced
April
April 11
Loyola Sullivan to serve as alternate Minister of
Health and Community Services
April 14
Ministerial Statement - National Organ Donor
and Tissue Donation Awareness Week
April 15
NOTE TO EDITORS: Health ministers to meet in
Toronto
April 18
NOTE TO EDITORS: Premier and acting Health
Minister to hold news conference
Government improves
cancer services in central region
April 21
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to officially open
Carbonear dialysis unit
April 22
Satellite dialysis capacity expands to Carbonear
May
May 9
Province names first chief nurse
Ministerial Statement -
National Nursing Week
May 12
NOTE TO EDITORS: An Act to Revise the Law
Respecting Smoking in Public Places
Government introduces
new smoke-free legislation to protect public health
NOTE TO EDITORS:
Premier and Acting Minister of Health to attend an early learning and child care
event
May 13
Moving Forward: Governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador
sign Agreement on Early Learning and Child Care
May 16
NOTE TO EDITORS: News conference, May 16.
Subject: An Act Respecting the Practice of Medicine in the Province
Government tables new
Medical Act
to increase accountability and public protection
West Nile virus
surveillance plans announced for 2005
May 17
NOTE TO EDITORS - Premier to annouce site
selection for Corner Brook long-term care facility
May 18
Sites selected for Corner Brook long-term care
facility
May 30
Minister returns from medical
leave
June
June 1
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister launches Seniors’ Month
June 2
Newfoundland and Labrador celebrates Seniors’
Month
June 3
Expressions of Interest called for long-term care
facility in Corner Brook
June 6
NOTE TO EDITORS: Alliance for the Control of
Tobacco Unveils Three-Year Tobacco Reduction Strategy
June 10
NOTE TO EDITORS: Seniors’ seminar on healthy
aging set for Gander
June 15
NOTE TO EDITORS: Seniors’ Seminar on Healthy
Aging set for Trepassey June 22
NOTE TO EDITORS: Seniors’ Seminar on Healthy
Aging set for Happy Valley-Goose Bay
June 23
Seniors’ seminar on Healthy Aging set for Port au
Port West
June 27
Interim methadone clinic established
June 29
NOTE TO EDITORS: Seniors’ Seminar on Healthy
Aging set for St. John’s
June 30
New smoke-free legislation to take effect
tonight
Lyme disease season starts
again
Fox tests positive for
rabies
NOTE TO EDITORS: Premier
to announce health services improvements for Burin Peninsula
July
July 4
Government invests $1.05 million in medical
equipment for Burin
July 15
Prime consultant selected for Corner Brook
long-term care facility
July 22
Government proceeds with two healthcare initiatives
in Labrador
August
August 5
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to travel to the Northern Peninsula and South
Coast of Labrador
August 23
NOTE TO EDITORS: News Conference, August 24
Subject - Metro Community Chaplaincy
August 24
Turning Point for Turnings
September
September 8
NOTE TO EDITORS:
P/T meeting of Health Care Ministers, September 9, Toronto, ON
September 9
NOTE TO EDITORS: Ground-breaking ceremony for
long term care facility, Clarenville
September 12
Site preparation to begin for Clarenville
long-term care facility
September 22
Province to host
first Healthy Schools Student Summit
Progress being made in
addressing health wait times
September 23
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to bring greetings at
CHICA-NL annual education conference
September 28
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to address Atlantic
Planners Institute Conference
September 29
NOTE TO EDITORS: Launch of Cabot Habitat for
Humanity’s 2005 fundraiser
Federal minister
announces $223,632 to strengthen Newfoundland and Labrador’s health care
workforce
September 30
NOTE TO EDITORS: Parliamentary Secretary
scheduled events
Contract awarded for
Corner Brook long-term care facility
October
October 3
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minster to release provincial
policy framework for mental health and addictions services
October 5
New provincial policy framework for mental
health and addictions services
October 6
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to bring greetings at
Schizophrenia Society of Newfoundland and Labrador fifth annual conference
October 7
Influenza Immunization Program to commence in
October
October 11
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to bring greetings at
Seniors Resource Centre AGM
October 12
New board chair for the Centre for Health
Information
October 19
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to bring greetings at Emmanuel House 60th
anniversary ceremony
October 21
NOTE TO EDITORS: Annual conference of
Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers of Health
October 24
Annual conference of
Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers of Health
October 25
NOTE TO EDITORS: Premier to turn sod for Corner
Brook long-term care facility
October 26
Ceremonial sod turning for Corner Brook long-term
care facility
November
November 1
NOTE TO EDITORS: Ministers sign proclamation
declaring November Diabetes Awareness Month
November 2
NOTE TO EDITORS: News conference to announce
investment in health care services
Enhancing health care
services on the Burin Peninsula
November 9
Improving access to treatment therapies for
breast cancer patients
Cancer clinic at Grand
Falls-Windsor moving ahead on schedule
November 16
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to attend Community
Mental Health Initiative AGM
November 18
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to address delegates
at cancer control strategy forum
November 21
Ministerial Statement - National Child Day
Get up on it during
Addictions Awareness Week, November 20-26
November 24
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to release findings
of provincial gambling prevalence study
November 25
Provincial Gambling Prevalence Study released –
findings consistent with other provinces
December
December 1
Ministerial Statement - World AIDS Day
December 20
NOTE TO EDITORS - Minister to outline
province’s current health wait times
December 21
NL on track to meet national wait time
benchmarks |