Category: Health & Beauty
Jersey’s Bowel Screening Service reaches first 100 Islanders
OVER 100 Islanders have now attended Jersey’s bowel cancer screening service following the launch of the new screening programme in January. For the first time, 2013 saw the start of the free tests being offered to islanders. The one-off test, known as flexible sigmoidoscopy (or Flexi-Sig) is offered to men and women during their 60th [...]
Parents reminded about the importance of childhood vaccines as part of European Immunization Week
Jersey’s Public Health Department are reminding parents about the importance of childhood immunisations at the start of European Immunization Week. The reminder comes as parents in Wales are being asked to ensure their children are protected against measles, following the recent outbreak there. The awareness-raising week (22 – 27 April) is organised by the European [...]
Islanders to benefit from locally run nursing degree programme
Islanders who want to train as nurses in Jersey could benefit from a new locally-run higher education course delivered with the University of Chester from September, and an open event is being held for interested students on Tuesday 23 April to gauge interest in the programme. The course on offer is called a pre-registration Nursing [...]
Norovirus reminder for Islanders
ISLANDERS are being reminded not to visit the General Hospital and other HSSD buildings if they have any symptoms of norovirus. In the last few days, Jersey has been experiencing increasing problems with norovirus infections, though levels had fallen after the winter outbreak. Norovirus spreads rapidly in closed environments such as hospitals, schools, nursing and [...]
Smokers urged to think about the cost of their habit
Smokers who want to quit the habit for good this No Smoking Day are being asked to think about the cost of cigarettes as motivation to stop smoking as it is estimated that someone who smokes 20 cigarettes a day could save over £2,000 a year if they stop. The national campaign theme for No [...]
Robin Ward achieves high marks in independent survey
YOUNG patients and their families in Jersey who use Hospital inpatient services at the Hospital are being well cared for compared to UK NHS trusts, an independent survey has found. Parents, as well as children and young people who have used Robin Ward and Day Surgery Unit responded to a survey undertaken by the Picker [...]
UK experts to deliver seminar on the abuse of people with learning disabilities and Autism
Healthcare professionals in Jersey who work with people with learning disabilities and Autism are to have the chance to find out more about vigilance to do with abuse of vulnerable people this week when two UK experts come to Jersey to deliver a seminar on the topic on 12 February. The seminar, called “The Scandal [...]
Day Surgery Unit praised by patients in independent survey
The nursing care provided by the Hospital’s Day Surgery Unit (DSU) has been praised by patients in an independent survey. The survey, carried out by the Picker Institute Europe compares the DSU to a number of other UK based healthcare trusts of a similar size. The Picker Institute is a not-for-profit organization that makes patients’ [...]
