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BBC News
4 days ago
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Health services in Jersey under review as shortfall looms
The Health Department in Jersey is reviewing its services in a bid to improve efficiency and reduce costs, Health Minister Deputy Tom Binet has procedures which offer limited clinical value are potentially facing cuts as the department is expected to exceed its budget by £18m this said he would ask the States Assembly for a significant funding increase later in the year. The proposed boost would target funding for Health and Care Jersey (HCJ), preventative care, and digital development. "In doing so, I'm aware that questions will be asked about how well we are spending the money that we already get," said Binet. "And this is exactly as it should be.""With that in mind, the team at HCJ has been under considerable pressure from the ministerial team to do everything possible to deliver an efficient, value for money health service with their limited resources, at a time of sharply rising costs in all areas."He said the team at HCJ were reviewing a number of routine elective procedures and treatments which may not represent "best use of the funds available". "This work is ongoing, and the outcomes of the process will be made known as soon as the information is available," he said.
BBC News
02-08-2025
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- BBC News
Refurb starts at Mulcaster House on Overdale hospital site
Refurbishment work at a building which forms part of the new hospital site in Jersey has government said construction work at Mulcaster House had begun as part of the scheme to build the £710m Overdale Acute Hospital in St said, once the renovation was completed, the building would initially serve as a site office during the construction of Overdale before becoming the Health and Care Jersey Facilities Management team's government added that access to Mulcaster House would be restricted during the refurbishment work but overflow parking facilities for the neighbouring crematorium would remain in place on the road leading up to the building.
BBC News
16-05-2025
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Calls for Jersey health staff to be treated with respect
Jersey ambulance service has shared a video urging islanders to treat medical workers with is part of a social media campaign launched in the wake of a report which showed a rise in the number of physical and racially motivated attacks on healthcare the video, States of Jersey Ambulance Service staff ask people to be respectful and to "let us work without fear" in the community."Any form of aggression against ambulance staff is unacceptable," said the service's associate chief ambulance officer Gordon Hunt. "Our ability to work safely and efficiently directly impacts the quality of care we can provide," he Hunt said crews needed a safe environment in which to provide life-saving care. In the social media post, the States of Jersey Ambulance Service said: "Following the release of new statistics that show our Health and Care Jersey colleagues have reported a rise in physical and racially motivated attacks, we wish to offer our support."This is unfortunately an issue we are all too familiar with."The post on Facebook is part of the service's Work Without Fear campaign, which was launched in November. At the time of the launch, the government said ambulance staff had reported 26 incidents of violence, aggression or intimidation, which is more than double the 14 incidents recorded in 2023, and nearly four times the number from service said such incidents affected both the physical and mental health of staff, which in turn impacted their work in providing quick and effective care to the and Care Jersey (HCJ) previously told the BBC there had been 29 racially motivated assaults on healthcare staff reported in 2024, an increase from the 14 reported in 2022 and 15 in the campaign was launched, Minister for Justice and Home Affairs Mary Le Hegarat said: "Aggression towards our emergency responders - and their right to work without fear of being attacked - needs to be highlighted."We must respect and support those who are saving lives."
