NEW bowel cancer testing methods in Guernsey will allow 10 times more people to be screened for the disease, which nine out of 10 people can survive if it is found and treated early.
ALMOST 2,000 tiny Christmas angels will provide a festive surprise for islanders today after being placed overnight in outdoor locations all over Guernsey.
WE write to acknowledge and thank Andrew Ozanne for his scholarly article (Guernsey Press 23/11/18) illustrating in clear and uncompassionate detail the challenges facing him in his early life, of coping with the diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes, and how his care and self-management have moved on over the years. We as a team are committed to providing ongoing support and care to all patients with diabetes on the island, at a time of emerging technologies and advances in health care delivery.
TWO of the four operating theatres at the hospital are back in use.
WATER damage has closed the main operating theatres at the hospital.
The figures take around 10 days to make, crafted bout of clay and epoxy putty.
SPECIAL accident investigators and a vehicle examiner were on scene yesterday after a collision between a bus and a car closed Fort Road for nearly four hours.
TWO ‘giggle doctors’ could be employed at the hospital to entertain patients thanks to the Friends of Frossard Children’s Ward charity.
TWO people have been charged with manslaughter by gross negligence following the death of a 22-year-old woman at the Oberlands Centre in October last year.
I REFER to your Opinion column ‘There should be no reward for failure’ (11 September) where you suggest that HSC (and other committees) are sitting on a number of consultant reports which, if there is a will to do so, would result in savings.
‘UNACCEPTABLE’ parking at a St Peter Port dentists has led to a direct appeal for action by the Environment & Infrastructure president.
AN ALDERNEY MOTHER has highlighted the stress pregnant women from her island undergo before giving birth because of transport ‘unreliability’.
HEALTH will look to accommodate the Medical Specialist Group at the Princess Elizabeth Hospital as part of its re-profiling of the site, potentially creating pathways for junior doctors on-island.
STAFF at the Emergency Department have been nominated for Angel of the Year by a woman who had two members of her family attend the department within a relatively short space of time.
EMERGENCY Department admissions have spiked in the hot weather, prompting Public Health to issue advice for people to stay out of the sun between 11am and 3pm.
