Oncology update

Thursday 23 January 2025: Bermuda Hospitals Board today provides an update on the hiring of two new oncologists, both of whom will arrive by the end of January.

Dr Anna Neilson-WilliamsActing Chief of Staff, Anna Neilson-Williams comments: “We are really pleased to be able to share that two oncologists are due to arrive in Bermuda by the end of January and will go through training and orientation in the first two weeks of February. This is great news for the patients of our oncology service. As the new oncologists arrive we will share their details with patients and the community. This means very soon our service will have three full-time oncologists on island, and we will be able to take on all new cancer cases as before.

“I would like to thank Bermuda Cancer & Health Centre and PALS, as well as to hospital physicians and staff, and especially our full-time oncologist Dr Alisha Tucker and locum Dr Christopher Price. To our patients, we appreciate your understanding through what we know has been a challenging period. I would also like to note that over the last few months we have been in discussions with some overseas hospitals on having locum agreements in place. Oncologists are specialist positions and the type of oncologist hired for an island service is increasingly rare, so the hiring time can take six or more months. If we are able to establish locum agreements, this could help us better maintain local services during hiring periods or oncologist vacations.”

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