COMMENTS last week by health experts that they would not seek medical treatment in Jersey were “inflammatory, inappropriate and ought not to have been made”, a States Member has claimed. Deputy Sir Philip Bailhache – himself a member of the Scrutiny panel that convened last week to hear Professor Simon Mackenzie, Tom Hayhoe and Professor […]
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Budget proposals will help put Health Department in “much better place”, says Minister
A MASSIVE boost to health funding will put the ailing department in a “much better place”, the minister has said – but the head of the government spending watchdog has criticised the proposals for lacking detail. Unveiled on Tuesday, the government’s intended 2026-2029 Budget included plans for £381m of spending on healthcare next year – […]
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Health ‘change team’ bill for 2024: £750,000
THE “change team” of consultants brought in to whip the health service into shape is set to cost the taxpayer nearly £750,000 this year. And the price tag for the team of five experts was £880,000 in 2023 – higher than the expected maximum potential cost of £800,000 reported last year. The revelation comes in […]
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Ministers call for more time to consider decriminalising cannabis in Jersey
MINISTERS want more time to develop “fully informed proposals” about the recreational use of cannabis before adopting any new legislation. Deputy Tom Coles lodged a proposal last month calling for the personal possession and recreational use of cannabis to be decriminalised. He argues this move would “protect Islanders” and better align policy with the government’s […]
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New Jersey mayor backs call for gas site skate park
THE mayor of St Helier’s sister city in the US has urged Jersey’s government to “seize the opportunity” that the former Jersey Gas site could offer as a skate park. Walter Reed Gusciora, who recently visited the Island for Liberation Day celebrations, said that an indoor skate park built in his city in a similar […]
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Jersey government's Common Strategic Policy aims approved for next two years
JERSEY’S politicians yesterday agreed on a set of government priorities for their remaining two years in office. The States Assembly voted through an amended Common Strategic Policy which sets out their core aims before the mid-2026 election. Two Members voted against the document – Deputy Max Andrews and former Health Minister Deputy Karen Wilson – […]
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Performance process ‘is still to be implemented for top civil servant’
THERE is still no formal appraisal process for the government’s chief executive, it has emerged. The findings were revealed in the latest Public Accounts Committee report, which focused on public sector performance management. PAC say that work undertaken to develop appraisals and objective-setting for the Island’s top civil servant was stalled last year by the […]
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The new Budget battleground: Who will rein in public spending?
TENSIONS over Jersey’s escalating levels of public spending have reached boiling point, with the Treasury Minister warning that she has been stripped of the powers needed to keep costs under control, while a former Chief Minister is demanding £89m in cuts because the Island is “struggling to deliver and balance the books”. Deputy Kristina Moore […]
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Health Minister says ‘work is in progress’ following critical report
A “COMPLETE culture change” is the aim of work to respond to a highly critical report of Jersey’s Rheumatology Department, the Health Minister has admitted. Deputy Tom Binet gave an update about work being carried out by the Health Department in the wake of a damning rheumatology report published earlier this year by the Royal […]
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Proportion of workforce in public sector similar to level seen in 1970s
THE proportion of Jersey’s workforce employed in the public sector has remained largely unchanged since the 1970s, new figures have revealed. The first “government employment, revenue and expenditure” report, published yesterday by Statistics Jersey, also showed that numbers in Jersey were lower than similar-sized jurisdictions. It showed that the 15.4% of Jersey workers who are […]
