Blogs

Bermuda shorts 22: light at the end of the tunnel

by Bill Shields

24 March 2021

Bermuda has fared relatively well during the pandemic, but it faces major economic repercussions that will also impact on its health service, reports Bermuda Hospitals Board’s chief financial officer in his latest blog update.

Bermuda shorts 21: 2020 hindsight

by Bill Shields

18 January 2021

Bermuda Hospitals Board’s chief financial officer reflects on a difficult nine months for all health systems and looks ahead to the immediate and longer-term challenges in 2021

Bermuda shorts 20: my new normal

by Bill Shields

12 October 2020

Bermuda Hospitals Board's chief financial officer gets an inside view of frontline patient care and reflects on the economic impact of the Covid-19 virus on the islands and local health services.

Bermuda shorts 19: lockdown diary 2

by Bill Shields

07 July 2020

Covid-19 has presented many challenges to Bermuda’s health services, including the procurement of PPE and staffing pressures. But it will also have a financial impact and raises questions about how services should be funded moving forward.

Bermuda shorts 18: lockdown diary 1

by Bill Shields

20 April 2020

Bermuda Hospitals Board’s chief financial officer starts a lockdown diary reporting on his own experience of quarantine and then self-isolation and the territory’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic

Bermuda shorts 17: going bananas!

by Bill Shields

06 April 2020

Bermuda Hospitals Board's chief financial officer reflects on self-quarantine and the territory’s procurement and staffing challenges in the face of Covid-19

Bermuda shorts 16: I’ve never heard of Leonard Skinner!

by Bill Shields

13 January 2020

Bermuda Hospitals Board’s chief financial officer reflects on health systems’ different approaches – both real and perceived differences – to tackling the same wider determinants of health

Bermuda shorts 15: Shaken not stirred

by Bill Shields

17 October 2019

Bermuda Hospitals Board’s chief financial officer reflects on his first experience of a hurricane and offers an inside view on the delivery of high-quality care and excellent customer service. Meanwhile the board takes its first steps towards a system that incentivises value rather than utilisation.

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Mental health guidance and resources map

11 May 2021

Briefing

The HFMA’s response to the consultation on the 2021/22 national tariff payment system

04 May 2021

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News, articles and blogs

Queen’s speech: health bill and extra funding, but no details on social care

11 May 2021

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Covid-19 update: 7 May

07 May 2021

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