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New operating theatre will slash surgery waiting times by 50% in Gibraltar, health authorities claim

A FIFTH operating theatre opened this week at Gibraltar’s main hospital that will be dedicated to trauma and emergency surgery. The Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA)

27 Jul, 2023 @ 09:05

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‘Beauty treatments can be dangerous’, Gibraltar public health chief warns

PUBLIC Health bosses have warned the public about the dangers of injectable beauty and lifestyle treatments if their providers are not registered locally. Director of

17 Jul, 2023 @ 14:58

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New UK health service director general ‘thrilled’ to realise lifelong dream in Gibraltar

THE new Director General hopes to set up ‘an integrated care model’ when he takes over the top job at the Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA)

13 Jul, 2023 @ 08:45

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SFather sexually abused daughter in return for paying for a video game at their Costa Blanca home in Spain

New recovery programme aims to help child victims in Gibraltar heal from domestic violence

A JOINT recovery programme developed with the Childline charity will help non-abusive parents and child victims in Gibraltar recover from the trauma of domestic violence.

5 Jul, 2023 @ 09:27

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UK health and safety agency recognises Gibraltar’s efforts to cut down smoking to WHO standards

A UK government agency has recognised Gibraltar’s work to cut down smoking in the community during a recent presentation. The UK Health Safety Agency Overseas

3 Jul, 2023 @ 15:40

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MOLE ALERT: Gibraltar hospital holds walk-in cancer screening day for people to check their growths out

RESIDENTS of Gibraltar who want to have their moles checked by skin cancer experts can walk in to St Bernard’s hospital on Sunday. The Dermatology

30 Jun, 2023 @ 15:27

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WARNING: Teething necklaces could strangle or choke babies, Gibraltar public health says

PUBLIC Health chiefs in Gibraltar have warned about the danger to babies caused by teething necklaces. Dr Helen Carter, Director of Public Health and the

19 Jun, 2023 @ 13:59

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Chief Minister praises ‘extraordinary’ Albert Mena after he gets CBE in King’s Birthday Honours List

CHIEF Minister Fabian Picardo highlighted the ‘huge effort’ made by Albert Mena to receive the award of Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the

17 Jun, 2023 @ 10:01

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Top tips for food safety from Gibraltar’s public health chiefs try to stem salmonella outbreak

AFTER a recent outbreak of salmonella sent a few people to hospital in Gibraltar, health chiefs there have put forward some tips to stop people

8 Jun, 2023 @ 10:00

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Spain's Cabinet approves end of indoor mask wearing this Wednesday but with key exceptions

MASKS OFF: No visitors will have to wear masks at Gibraltar’s hospital from Monday, health chiefs reveal

MASK rules will be closer to pre-pandemic from Monday than at any time since COVID-19 first broke out in Gibraltar, health authorities announced. From June

4 Jun, 2023 @ 09:11

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Gibraltar mayor presents public health and elderly care services with Freedom of the City award

THE mayor of Gibraltar honoured the Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA) and Elderly Residential Services (ERS) with the Freedom of the City for their work during

28 May, 2023 @ 09:00

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‘HUMBLING’: Gibraltar eye doctor helps out Guatemalan children get glasses on top London hospital charity trip

AN eye specialist from Gibraltar has said she was humbled by taking part in a non-profit trip with a world-famous London eye hospital testing the

24 May, 2023 @ 08:30

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New minor injury unit slashes waiting times for about half of A&E patients at Gibraltar hospital

A NEW system of treating people with minor injuries in Gibraltar in a separate queue has slashed waiting times at the A&E ward of St

19 May, 2023 @ 14:50

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Elderly and vulnerable people get more time to get COVID-19 boosters after outbreak kills two

ELDERLY and vulnerable people will get the chance to continue to get COVID-19 boosters in Gibraltar after a UK regulator approved their use. The Rock’s

12 May, 2023 @ 09:30

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Gibraltar starts tender process for delayed sewage plant destined for Europa Point

PLANS for a new sewage water treatment plant in Gibraltar are going ahead at a site close to Europa Point. The government opened the tender

7 May, 2023 @ 08:38

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Spain's lower house of parliament approves new transgender and equal rights law

Gibraltar offers transgender people medical possibilities on their international day of visibility

GIBRALTAR marked the International Transgender Day of Visibility by celebrating ‘the resilience and success of transgender and gender non-conforming people’. The Rock’s Ministry of Equality

1 Apr, 2023 @ 12:57

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Authorities in Gibraltar end legal requirement to self-isolate after catching COVID-19 as cases plummet

HEALTH bosses in Gibraltar will no longer legally require people who catch COVID-19 to self-isolate at home. Director of Public Health Dr Helen Carter said

19 Mar, 2023 @ 09:00

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Gibraltar signs ‘huge’ partnership with Philips for heart scanning and surgery equipment

A NEW 16-year private sector partnership will help Gibraltar take a ‘huge’ step toward diagnosing and treating heart problems locally. The Gibraltar Health Authority closed

15 Mar, 2023 @ 09:00

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Gibraltar expert looks at how hearing loss can cause severe depression in one-off lecture

HEALTH experts are warning the public in Gibraltar on how hearing loss can lead to severe depression in a local lecture. Mr. Chiti-Batelli, an ENT

9 Mar, 2023 @ 15:53

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Pay up for travel insurance or face huge medical bills in an emergency, Gibraltar residents told

AUTHORITIES in Gibraltar have reminded its residents that they need to take out private medical insurance cover – even for emergencies – when they go

4 Mar, 2023 @ 09:00

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Gibraltar stops enforcing masks in hospital passageways as COVID-19 has a quiet winter

PEOPLE seeing doctors in the Primary Care Centre will still have to wear masks in Gibraltar but NOT in non-clinical areas of the hospital, authorities

2 Mar, 2023 @ 08:18

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Gibraltar flags fly at half mast for its surgeon and other Turkey and Syria quake victims

GIBRALTAR flew its flags at half mast on Monday to mourn the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, including a locally-based surgeon who

13 Feb, 2023 @ 14:34

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Authorities agree to move ahead with electric vehicle charging points across Gibraltar to fight climate change

PLANS to roll out charging points for electric vehicles across Gibraltar are going ahead after a government-wide meeting to push towards carbon neutrality. Deputy Chief

9 Feb, 2023 @ 09:00

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Gibraltar Government releases pictures of exciting new elderly home pre-made in China

PHOTOS of the new care home put together like Lego from modules built in China show the amazing facilities elderly people from Gibraltar will soon

2 Feb, 2023 @ 13:54

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Ministry of Transport is the latest government department to become dementia aware in Gibraltar

THE Gibraltar Ministry of Transport is the latest government department to become a ‘Dementia Friend’ as the Rock strives to make the community more aware

15 Jan, 2023 @ 09:15

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Health chiefs urge calm as first case of Kraken COVID-19 variant comes to light in Gibraltar

LABS have detected the Kraken variant of COVID-19 from samples taken in Gibraltar last week, the Rock’s health authority announced. But the variant that is

13 Jan, 2023 @ 15:27

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