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20-04-2025
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Organ donor memorial at new hospital approved
A proposal for a public memorial to organ donation at the future new hospital has been approved by States members. The proposal was brought by deputy Lucy Stephenson who said she wanted to see it funded by the Percentage for Art Scheme which requires developers to incorporate public art into their projects. The States of Jersey said the Council of Ministers accepted the proposition to ensure a public memorial to organ donation is provided as part of the planning commitments of the Acute Hospital, Overdale or any following developments. It added ministers recognised that organ and tissue donation saves and transforms lives. The States of Jersey said the new hospital includes a commitment to public art and is developing a Therapeutic Arts Strategy (TAS). Ministers understand it is appropriate for organ donors to be recognised through a memorial at the Acute Hospital as part of the broader TAS for the project, it said. It added there was emphasis that an initiative of this nature needed to be handled with sensitivity to make sure it was both impactful and respectful. The States said it didn't want it to be intrusive or distressing for current patients who may be facing life-changing or life-threatening conditions. Ministers are confident the Programme's Arts Advisor would deliver the memorial sensitively and appropriately having successfully integrated organ donation memorials into healthcare arts strategies in the past, the States said. Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to States of Jersey Call for organ donor memorial at new hospital
BBC News
20-04-2025
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Jersey: Organ donor memorial at new hospital approved
A proposal for a public memorial to organ donation at the future new hospital has been approved by States proposal was brought by deputy Lucy Stephenson who said she wanted to see it funded by the Percentage for Art Scheme which requires developers to incorporate public art into their States of Jersey said the Council of Ministers accepted the proposition to ensure a public memorial to organ donation is provided as part of the planning commitments of the Acute Hospital, Overdale or any following added ministers recognised that organ and tissue donation saves and transforms lives. The States of Jersey said the new hospital includes a commitment to public art and is developing a Therapeutic Arts Strategy (TAS).Ministers understand it is appropriate for organ donors to be recognised through a memorial at the Acute Hospital as part of the broader TAS for the project, it said. It added there was emphasis that an initiative of this nature needed to be handled with sensitivity to make sure it was both impactful and respectful. The States said it didn't want it to be intrusive or distressing for current patients who may be facing life-changing or life-threatening conditions. Ministers are confident the Programme's Arts Advisor would deliver the memorial sensitively and appropriately having successfully integrated organ donation memorials into healthcare arts strategies in the past, the States said.
BBC News
01-04-2025
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Call for organ donor memorial at Jersey's new hospital
A public memorial to organ donation could be created at the future acute hospital at Overdale, if a proposal by a Jersey deputy is backed by States members.A proposition has been put forward by Deputy Lucy Stephenson for a memorial to be provided as part of planning commitments for the new said she wanted to see it funded by the Percentage for Art Scheme – which requires developers to incorporate public art into their said "many people have had their lives touched, and in some cases transformed, by organ donation… and they should be thanked and recognised'. 'Selfless donated' In a call to States members, Stephenson said: "There are those whose lives wouldn't have been saved were it not for the decisions of others, and their families, to donate. "There are loved ones, such as myself and my own family, who have supported a relative's wish to become an organ donor. "And there are also living donors, who have selflessly donated kidneys or stem cells to loved ones and even strangers who may not be here without the transplants they made possible." In 2018, Jersey brought in an opt-out system for organ donation, meaning all adults were considered to have agreed to be donors unless they specifically said are currently seven patients in Jersey awaiting a 2017, there have been eight donors whose organs have been used in:• 14 kidney transplants• Four liver transplants• One pair of lungs• Four hearts for valves Stephenson added that, according to the NHS Blood and Transplant Service, of which Jersey was a part, organ donation memorials were a way to promote the value of organ donation. She also cited a report by a UK Government Organ Donation Taskforce, that recommended in 2008 "publicly recognising donors" to achieve the same goal. The idea is supported by Jersey doctor Neil MacLachlan, whose daughter Catherine was saved by a heart transplant in 2006. He said: "There can be no greater gift than that of giving one's organs so that someone else can live. "This amazing act of generosity should be recognised and a memorial would also serve to remind us all that three people every day die whilst waiting for an organ to become available."There are a number of such memorials in the UK, including at the National Arboretum in Staffordshire, and at hospitals across England, Wales, Scotland and the Isle of Man.
BBC News
10-02-2025
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IVF in Jersey secured at "lower rates" with UK providers
A deal has been made with two UK-based fertility clinics to offer approximately 90 government-funded IVF cycles to people in Jersey every Lucy Stephenson, who proposed improvements to fertility funding last year, asked the Health Minister for an update on the new IVF funding model in the states earlier this year. In response, Deputy Tom Binet confirmed the Health Department had negotiated lower rates with the Lister Fertility Clinic in London and the Bristol Centre for Reproductive a local fertility charity believed that the criteria to qualify for funding would exclude more than half of applicants. The new access criteria for IVF funding in Jersey, which took effect on 1 January meant all couples were eligible for one funded IVF cycle, regardless of income. Couples with a gross household income under £200,000 were eligible for two cycles, while those earning under £82,300 qualified for three cycles. Additional criteria, such as age, BMI, and relationship status, also applied. Both partners must be childless, including children from previous Fosse, the founder of fertility charity, Tiny Seeds said that 64% of people might not qualify to access their funding. That was according to the charity's own survey of 80 people. She was concerned that funding "isn't available to single people" and unavailable to "people who already have a child, even step-children". "And also those who have previously self-funded IVF may not qualify or may qualify for less-funded cycles," she said. Assistant Minister for Health, Deputy Andy Howell, acknowledged that the criteria excluded certain groups, including single individuals, same-sex male couples, parents, and those who had privately funded IVF previously. Ms Howell said they were going to look at the uptake at the end of March "to see if things need to change so that more people can access the service." She encouraged anyone interested in the service to come forward, and said: "We would love to help them."
