STATES OF JERSEY HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
Report from the Assistant Director – Health Protection
to the Minister for Health and Social Services
TITLE: Health Care (Registration) ( Jersey ) Law 1995 - Proposal to remove names from the register
Statutory Framework
It is a requirement of the Health Care (Registration) (Jersey) Law 1995, that people engaged in occupations relating to health care are registered with the Health and Social Services Committee. Those who are registered are thereafter required to renew the registration annually under Article 5(2) which states:
“An application for renewal of registration shall be made in the month of December and, if the application is not made in that month, the Committee may direct that the name of the registered person be removed from the register.”
The legislation further states under Article 5(1):
“An application for registration or renewal of registration shall-
(a) be in the form required from time to time by the Committee;
(b) contain or be accompanied by such particulars as the Committee may require;
(c) be verified in such a manner and to such an extent as the Committee may require”
Annual Renewal Procedure
A renewal application form and letter was sent to all those on the Register in October 2005. A follow-up letter, explaining the requirement that the completed application form must be received by 31st December 2005, was sent to those who had not responded in November 2005. This letter specified that if the application to renew was not received by the required date, that the Minister for Health may direct their name to be removed from the register.
By the beginning of January 2006, there were eight people who contacted the department, in writing, to ask for their name to be removed from the register. Twenty-four people made no contact with the department regarding renewal of their registration. Several of whom are thought to have left the Island.
In accordance with the Health & Social Services Committee decision in September 2005 regarding the procedure for re-registration, a letter was sent to all non responders, by recorded delivery, on 3 January 2006 informing them that they are not registered for 2006. The decision to remove a registrants name from the register however remains with the Minister.
Recommendation:
The Minister is asked to approve the removal from the Health Care Register the people listed in Appendices 1 and 2.
Stephen D Smith
Assistant Director – Health Protection
10 January 2006