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New chief officer chosen for Jersey's Health Department

WEBChris Bown – a health professional with more than 35 years’ experience in senior board-level leadership roles – will officially become chief officer of Health and …

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Health ‘needs more money due to underinvestment’

WEBThe Government Employment, Revenue and Expenditure report, published this week, showed that 28.5% of the Island’s government expenditure in 2021 went on …

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Paid-off Health chief to return in advisory role

WEBA FORMER chief officer at the Health Department is returning in an advisory role, five years after leaving her position with a £187,000 “golden handshake” …

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Service launched to tackle ‘clear gap in care for cancer …

WEBA “MUCH-NEEDED” service designed to tackle a gap in care for cancer patients has been launched. The Improving the Cancer Journey Jersey project – a …

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Six-figure cost of team of experts brought in to help …

WEBA SMALL team of health consultants being brought in to help improve the department – with no specific performance targets – will cost up to £200,000 over three …

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Electronic patient records system being introduced

WEBThe Government Plan allocated £9.4 million to HCS for the digitalisation project. It is being carried out by IMS MAXIMS, a supplier based in the UK and Ireland. It …

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Jersey's General Hospital ‘needs more management …

WEBThe cost of these non-clinical leadership/management roles is 2% of the total HCS budget, some £5,113,000 of the total budget of £255,560,000, equating to an …

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Jersey's new health board chair leaves role over …

WEBTHE new chair of a board set up to oversee improvements in the Health Department has left his role after a month due to “differences in working styles” with the …

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Price of healthcare on the rise for new Island residents

WEBNEWCOMERS to the Island will see a 6.6% average rise in healthcare fees this year. Since 2000, the maximum annual increase in charges for States services has …

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Health Minister ‘has got to listen to all sorts of views’

WEBTHE Health Minister should be able to work with people with “all sorts of styles”, his predecessor in the role has said. Deputy Karen Wilson made the comments …

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Potential legal claim against rheumatology department gathering …

WEBChris Bown, the chief officer for Health and Community Services Picture: James Jeune (37371963) A POTENTIAL legal claim against the Hospital’s …

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Dedicated acute mental-health facility at Clinique Pinel could open …

WEBA DEDICATED acute mental-health facility within Clinique Pinel in St Saviour could open by May, ending years of delays, Jersey’s director of mental health …

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Organisations called to join ‘suicide alliance’

WEBThe government, health services and wider community groups have already agreed to join forces to increase awareness, reduce stigma and enable people to get …

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New report concludes ‘suffering’ is ‘too vague’ as grounds for …

WEBThe Council of Ministers is preparing to lodge proposals for debate by the end of March next year, with the intention to debate before the end of the summer. This …

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Therapist needed hepatitis test after client tried to 'cut her vein'

WEBAN OCCUPATIONAL therapist needed a test for hepatitis C after one of her clients tried to cut into a vein in her arms with his fingernails. The Magistrate’s Court …

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GROW initiative to boost wellbeing

WEBA MENTAL-HEALTH organisation has launched a new horticultural community initiative which aims to support Islanders’ wellbeing by creating an inclusive, …

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Government must ‘rocket-boost’ mental health support in schools …

WEBThe Government needs to “rocket-boost” wellbeing support in schools to reduce the number of pupils struggling with mental health problems, the former children’s …

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Tory MP and ex-health minister Dan Poulter defects to Labour

WEBA Tory MP and former health minister has defected to Labour in protest against the Tories’ “rightward drift” and neglect of the NHS, in a blow to the Prime …

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UUP accuses coalition partners of backtracking on health service …

WEBThe Ulster Unionist Party has accused its Stormont coalition partners of backtracking on a pledge to prioritise the health service, as its minister voted against the …

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Tory MP and ex-health minister defects to Labour

WEBA Tory MP and former health minister has defected to Labour, shadow health secretary Wes Streeting has said. Dr Dan Poulter, a working medic, has quit Rishi …

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Five dead and more than 100 in hospital in Japanese health …

WEBIn the week since a line of Japanese health supplements began being recalled, five people have died and more than 100 people were in hospital as of Friday. …

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A guide to Jersey’s fairy folklore

WEBnThe Fairy Folklore Adventures trail takes place across Jersey Heritage sites from Friday 2 April to Sunday 18 April and is sponsored by Ogier. There are 18 …

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