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BBC News
02-07-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Jersey health appointment costs cut by £10
Costs for certain healthcare appointments have been cut by £10 in government said the subsidy would be for nurses, pharmacists, paramedics, health care assistants and telephone consultations in general follows previous reductions to the cost of GP appointments in Jersey after £20 was cut in 2023 and £30 in government said reducing GP service fees was a "priority" to ease financial pressures on households and help islanders access GP care early and without fear of high costs. The government said the subsidy would not apply to out-of-hours services provided by Jersey Doctors on Call, or for patients in the Health Access Scheme who paid fixed reduced fees for GP services. 'Important expansion' People living in Jersey are required to pay for most healthcare, including GP appointments, non-emergency hospital treatment, dentistry, pharmacists and ante-natal Security Minister Lyndsay Feltham said he was pleased to introduce the new said: "I'm grateful to general practice for working with us to deliver this important expansion."Together, we are working to strengthen a high-quality, accessible and flexible primary care system for all islanders."Dr Gordon Callander, from the island's Primary Care Body, said practices were doing all they could to minimise the impact of costs for patients."It is great that the important work of practice nurses, healthcare assistants, paramedics and pharmacists is recognised by Employment, Social Security and Housing to allow the evolution of services offered to patients," Dr Callander added. The move has received some criticism over concerns about increased expenditure on the Health Insurance Helier North Deputy Max Andrews said figures he received from the social security minister had shown the value of the fund was forecast to drop from just under £93,998,000 in 2025 to £67,375,000 in said: "The fund value is forecast to decrease, as the figures show, so the last thing the minister should be doing is bringing about additional expenditure measures."I understand there are cost-of-living pressures. However, without an intervention to maintain the fund value, we could see the Health Insurance Fund deplete sooner than we anticipated."
BBC News
20-06-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Jersey residents reminded to get coronavirus booster jab
Islanders who are eligible for a booster vaccine against coronavirus have less than two weeks to have one, the Jersey government said.A spokesperson said the jab was free and available at GP surgeries until Monday 30 must book an appointment through their surgery beforehand, and islanders eligible include, those aged 75 and over, those aged six months and over who are immunosuppressed, and residents in care homes for older Perchard, from Jersey's Primary Care Body, said: "Vaccination not only reduces the chances of the getting ill but also makes any infection less unpleasant." "It's important that the eligible Islanders take up the offer before the end of June as they are at a higher risk of developing serious illness and being hospitalised."Coronavirus is not a seasonal illness so can affect anyone at any time." she said.
