blog.gov.jeTo mark International Breastfeeding week, Debra Hennessy, IBCLC, Family Nursing and Home Care (FNHC), and Deborah McCoy, Infant Feeding Specialist Midwife, Health for Community Services (HCS), have collaborated on a series of blog posts to celebrate the week. Did you know that every time you respond to your baby’s movements when they are tucked up … Read more Close and Loving Relationships
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Close and Loving Relationships
What’s in Breastmilk
To mark International Breastfeeding week, Debra Hennessy, IBCLC, Family Nursing and Home Care (FNHC), and Deborah McCoy, Infant Feeding Specialist Midwife, Health for Community Services (HCS), have collaborated on a series of blog posts to celebrate the week. Have you ever wondered what your breastmilk is made up of?A lot more than you think!! Breastmilk … Read more What’s in Breastmilk
The Benefits of Breastfeeding
To mark International Breastfeeding week, Debra Hennessy, IBCLC, Family Nursing and Home Care (FNHC), and Deborah McCoy, Infant Feeding Specialist Midwife, Health for Community Services (HCS), have collaborated on a series of blog posts to celebrate the week. The benefits of breastfeeding for both mother and child cannot be over stated. Breastfeeding protects your baby … Read more The Benefits of Breastfeeding
How to be the healthiest you
Eating well and being active are important for feeling our best and for reducing the risk of common diseases, like heart disease and cancer. Eating a balanced diet helps improve our health and wellbeing, but in a world consumed by dieting culture, many fad diets leave us disheartened and in a constant battle with food. … Read more How to be the healthiest you
How healthy will we be in 20 years’ time?
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How healthy will Jersey’s population be in 20 years’ time? It’s a question many people might be interested in, not least the Public Health Team. We’ve been considering the answer in our latest report on disease projections. We don’t have a crystal ball, but we can look at levels of long-term illness in our population … Read more How healthy will we be in 20 years’ time?
Nobody likes a quitter, or do they?
With the start of a new year, we normally see the influx of well-intentioned hopes for the year ahead. It’s a reflective time for many people, bringing new possibilities, resolutions to conquer, healthier choices to make, and targets to hit, both personally and professionally. Giving up on any of these ‘new year, new me’ incentives … Read more Nobody likes a quitter, or do they?
World Aids Day: Breaking Stigmas Together
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To mark World AIDS day 2023, we sat down with Health and Community Services Nurse Specialist, Michelle Mulhall, who found her passion in caring for those with blood-borne viruses, particularly in the context of HIV/AIDS. Michelle’s specialisation in this area began during her time as a District Nurse when she became motivated by a project on … Read more World Aids Day: Breaking Stigmas Together
New Healthcare Facilities: Construction and Supplier Forum – exploring opportunities for the local sector
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The New Healthcare Facilities team gives an update on construction industry engagement. The New Healthcare Facilities team has been keen to make an early start on engaging with the local construction sector, as we hope they will all have a role to play in delivering infrastructure and buildings for vital healthcare services. Last week we … Read more New Healthcare Facilities: Construction and Supplier Forum – exploring opportunities for the local sector
Hospital Pharmacy – Questions answered
Where is the Hospital Pharmacy? The Hospital Pharmacy is based in the corridor between the Outpatients Department and The Parade entrance of the General Hospital. Who is using the Hospital Pharmacy? The Hospital Pharmacy is used by all Islanders who have been provided a prescription by Health and Community Services. You don’t need to pay … Read more Hospital Pharmacy – Questions answered
World Mental Health Day: Prioritising our mental health
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Tina Hesse is Service Manager for the Early Intervention Service at CAMHS. Today (10 October) is World Mental Health Day, which gives us a good opportunity to talk about mental health, what it means, and how important it is. Mental health as a continuum Often, we only talk about our mental health when it seems … Read more World Mental Health Day: Prioritising our mental health