Powerboaters lost in thick fog rescued by French 'pirates'
A POWERBOAT lost in fog resulted in a search covering 400 square miles of sea.
A POWERBOAT lost in fog resulted in a search covering 400 square miles of sea.
One of the questions posed by the Public Accounts Committee's publication of a report into the value for money of the island's consultant-based secondary healthcare system is, what happens next?
THE way patients can be referred for physiotherapy is potentially confusing, according to a British Medical Association spokesman.
ONE of the problems of discussing value for money in the context of the healthcare provided by consultants at the Medical Specialist Group or by the island's GPs is that the individuals are so readily identifiable.
HEALTH and Social Services wants to review GP practices to ensure islanders are getting the most for their money.
In the Billet d'Etat today, Health and Social Services sets out its 2020 vision of the health and social services system for the island in a comprehensive and tightly-written document that is almost alarming in the extent and scope of the issues it identifies.
SPORTY drivers can do themselves a favour and stop reading after the next paragraph. The C-segment Citroen they'll be wanting is the DS4 and that's not due on the UK market until the second half of this year, although it has already won best interior and most beautiful car of the year awards.
The latest round of foot-dragging over the re-introduction of a reciprocal health agreement with the UK has, in a roundabout way, focused attention on how much money islanders pay for their medical treatment.
LEADING UK air traffic control provider NATS has chosen Aurigny as a partner for in-flight testing of an upgraded satellite-based navigation system in one of its Trislanders.
TODAY, over eight pages, we look at the state of Guernsey's mental health services and chart some of the many good things that are going on.
THE tour-leader gene was rampant as I walked the Old Winter Palace gardens in Luxor.
SUSPECTED cases of swine flu have doubled in Guernsey in the past week.
MEMORY boxes can be the key to unlocking the past for many older Guernsey people.
VACCINE for seasonal flu is on its way - but there is still no sign of one for swine flu.
AROUND 80 concerned islanders are visiting their GP each day with flu-like symptoms.