Tag: King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH)

• Saturday, July 28th 2018 - 15:30 UTC

  Falklands operating surplus reaches £38 million; strong corporation tax receipts

  

  The Falkland Islands Government operating surplus now stands at over £38 million, Standing Finance Committee members were informed this week. The large surplus is due to favorable corporation tax receipts, and was arrived at by deducting operating costs of £68 million from the year’s income, which is £106 million.

• Saturday, April 7th 2018 - 10:19 UTC

  Falkland Islands establishes Obesity Orientation Day next Monday 9 April

  

  To help people in the Falkland Islands to get fitter and healthier, the local hospital will be running a ‘Falklands Obesity Orientation Day’ on Monday 9 April, it was announced by Gilbert House.

• Saturday, August 19th 2017 - 06:57 UTC

  Falklands' all health and social services sites Smoke Free as of February

  

  The Falkland Islands announced that all Health & Social Services sites are to be Smoke Free from 1st February 2018. Following on from the ban on smoking in any Government property, the Health & Social Services Department are going one step further by banning cigars, cigarettes and any vaping devices from all Health & Social Services sites, starting from the 1st February 2018.

• Wednesday, May 28th 2014 - 08:16 UTC

  Falklands and Punta Arenas close medical professional relations

  

  Relationships between medical professionals in Southern Chile and the Falkland Islands have been strengthened following a visit by the Islands’ radiographer to Punta Arenas.