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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?
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?
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
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
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
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
Chris Bown (Chief Officer) and Obi Hasan (Financial Recovery Director and Change Team Finance Lead) at Health and Community Services, are leading the Financial Recovery Plan Programme. They sat down to answer questions on the plan, in order to update Islanders on the progress. What is FRP? FRP is the Financial Recovery Programme. We have … Read more Financial Recovery Plan (FRP)
With the lodging and publication of the Proposed Government Plan (2024-2027) last week, Islanders will want to understand the full costs of developing the new healthcare facilities that Jersey urgently requires. Spend to date and value across all hospital schemes Our focus now is to take advantage of the knowledge and assets acquired in previous … Read more Building a new hospital: understanding the costs
Supporting people to adopt healthier behaviours to improve their health and wellbeing is becoming increasingly important, and one way to do this is through health improvement campaigns. These help people gain the knowledge and skills to change existing habits, so they can stay healthier throughout their lives. This year, Public Health and other government departments … Read more Influencing behavioural change through health improvement campaigns
I have observed elections from the outside in the past and having worked for over a decade within the civil service, and more recently within the charitable sector, I have often noticed that this initial burst of energy tends to fade away rapidly as elected politicians revert to type and fall out of listening mode.
