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CARE homes are losing out financially when elderly patients require lengthy hospital treatment under the Long Term Care scheme unless they fill their beds, the St Helier homes liaison officer has said.

IT is simply astonishing that the law protects States Members who are found to have lied to a public inquiry. Last week, the Attorney General told the House that the law did not allow criminal action to be taken against a Member because the absolute privilege parliamentarians rightly enjoy to discuss matters of public interest in the Assembly extended to evidence given to the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry.

DIY store B&Q is aiming to start trading again on a Sunday from next weekend after securing approval from the Planning Committee.

THE Health Minister has said he is happy with his department’s recruitment processes after it was revealed that the States appointed a senior healthcare manager who had lied on her CV.

IT is ‘illogical’ and a ‘false economy’ that women in Jersey have to pay for a smear test, a leading women’s health expert has said.

THE States need to stop ‘prevaricating’ and move forward with development schemes in order to combat the Island’s desperate shortage of affordable homes, the Housing Minister has said.