WORKERS at the Hospital pharmacy are strained, stressed and feel “dismissed” by senior managers, a new review has found. The independent review also said there were operations being carried out in cramped spaces and an “unjust culture” resulting from “long-standing issues” within the department. Top British pharmacists Martin Keble and Phil Southworth, who carried out […]
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Are we caring enough for the long term?
A STANDARD hourly rate for carers is to be introduced this week by the government as part of a “common-sense approach” to long-term care benefits. Social Security Minister Lyndsay Feltham said the change would also ensure a “sustainable home-care sector”. With demand on the long-term-care sector expected to grow in the coming years, questions of […]
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Jersey’s parliament to vote on whether to establish assisted dying service
The earliest for a law to come into effect is expected to be summer 2027.
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The case for a medical school is compelling – it would strengthen healthcare and create skilled jobs
By Bernard Place IN a recent Jersey Evening Post column, Peter Body offered a thoughtful look at Jersey’s ambition to become a knowledge-based economy. His call for diversification beyond finance and for a renewed focus on innovation and education was timely. Yet one sector was notably absent: medical and healthcare sciences. That omission wasn’t a […]
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Review shows new hospital has pretty much been set up to fail
By Richard Digard HOW much government can the island of Jersey afford? No, it’s not a trick question but one triggered by the frankly alarming report from the Deputy Jonathan Renouf review panel’s detailed examination of the £710m Overdale hospital project, which has found multiple deficiencies in the scheme. Just how serious these are has […]
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How medicinal cannabis became our biggest regulatory nightmare – and our greatest opportunity
By Evan Smith Picture this: a young mother in Jersey suffering from debilitating migraines finally receives a prescription for medicinal cannabis. She feels relieved. For years, she relied on the legacy market – the informal, unregulated supply chain – to manage her pain. But with prices in Jersey three to four times higher than in […]
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The Saturday Interview: “My wings were clipped – that’s politics”
WHEN Health Minister Tom Binet sits back to reflect on his time in government, his verdict is unsurprising – not least because he was the minister who brought the previous Council of Ministers down. “The new government is a happier place,” he said. “I didn’t enjoy the first round very much. This experience has been […]
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‘Still many problems to overcome within Health’, minister says
EMBATTLED Health Minister Tom Binet came under fire in the States yesterday – a day after a JEP investigation revealed yet another scandal embroiling his department. Deputy Binet admitted that although a damning report into the Hospital’s Radiology Department by the Royal College of Radiologists had been given to his department in late January, it […]
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'The Island should build a water purification plant in the west to deal with the PFAS in the area'
By Mick Le Moignan Visiting Jersey in August, I told an old friend that my daughter and grandchildren were staying at a lovely apartment near Val de la Mare Reservoir, owned by the Simon family, with spectacular panoramic views of St Ouen’s Bay from Corbière to L’Etacq. “Well, make sure they don’t drink the water!” […]
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Jersey's radiology department’s woes exposed in report
AGGRESSIVE behaviour by radiologists towards junior doctors, ageing equipment and concerns about “the Jersey way” are among the findings of a damning report into the Hospital’s radiology department that has finally been made public by Health. The report, which led to the review of over 2,700 mammograms and recall of 20 women for breast cancer […]
