States subsidy to see GP and nurse under review
FURTHER doubt has been cast on whether the States should continue to part-subsidise the costs of seeing a doctor or nurse.
FURTHER doubt has been cast on whether the States should continue to part-subsidise the costs of seeing a doctor or nurse.
I READ with interest Emilie Yerby's account of how Guernsey is making excellent strides in strengthening its support for islanders' mental health. 'Mental health is the responsibility of all of us'. In my experience, it is the responsibility of anyone but the service set up to provide just that support. My life took a dramatic turn a couple of years ago, circumstances completely out of my control, which continue to have an enduring effect on my life. My GP kindly referred me for talking therapy with the Primary Mental Health team.
ANY medicine that has proven benefits and comes at a reasonable cost would be welcomed by GPs, the British Medical Association representative in the island has said.
PRISON governor Dave Matthews is calling for electronic tagging to be introduced in the island.
Health & Social Care president Heidi Soulsby: In my first article I wrote about why we needed to transform health and social care. This time I want to address what that exactly means in practice. What will make a difference and lead to a more sustainable system. How do we improve health outcomes? Where do we even start?
RISING fees to see a doctor are deterring some vulnerable islanders from visiting their GPs, leaving them to suffer alone, it has been warned, as the cost of a consultation has now increased to nearly £50.
THERE may be questions over how it was achieved and how long it took to get there but few could deny that the resumption of bowel cancer screening is good news. Indeed the most heartening message from Health & Social Care is that it is committed to continue screening beyond 2016. That will save lives and, ultimately, money.
'ASSOCIATE specialists' qualified in emergency medicine have been employed to staff a new emergency department, Health & Social Care has revealed.
THIS week's announcement that the hospital's Accident and Emergency department will shortly be run in-house by the States marks the latest in a long line of recent changes for the service. Yet whilst it is clear that from September Health and Social Care will be in charge, what is less so is just exactly how the new arrangement will work. Currently contracted out to the Primary Care Company Ltd – which was set up by the island's GPs to provide doctors for A&E – it appears more thought is still needed over the finer details.
UNCERTAINTY surrounds how Accident & Emergency will be staffed in the future as negotiations between GPs and Health & Social Care continue.
GUERNSEY'S bowel cancer screening programme has been halted due to a 'lack of capacity'.
FIFTY private planes ranging from tiny microlights to a Second World War-era biplane swooped in on Alderney for this year's Fly In.
A GP who has supported a patient with severe depression for two years has been 'exceptional in every manner of interaction, follow-up, empathy and compassion'.
GUERNSEY WATER customers will be charged for some 'non-core' services from January.
SUPPORTERS of Alderney GP Rory Lyons will be dismayed to learn that his ordeal goes on.