2022 news

Jersey’s first Public Mental Health Profile which aims to paint a picture of the mental health and wellbeing of Jersey’s population has been published today.

​The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25 November 2022 marked the start of 16 days of activism against gender-based violence.

The Jersey Immunisation Statistics report for 2021 has been published covering childhood, teenage, and adult immunisations.

Two reports have been published on Seasonal Influenza (flu) for the winter period 2021-2022.

The Child Measurement report for 2022 has been published today by Public Health Intelligence. This report presents information on the levels of obesity in children in Jersey in academic year 2021/22.

We are pleased announce the commencement of the policy professional apprenticeship that begun on Monday 19 September 2022.

In response to international and local changes, Public Health will be taking the lead on future messaging around illegal drug use.

Parents and carers are being urged to check the vaccination status of their children following more reports of polio being found in London sewage.

Public Health is once again issuing hot weather advice as temperatures are expected to rise over the coming days and peak on Saturday.

New parents in the Maternity Ward and in the community will receive homemade fruit boxes to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week (Monday 1 to Sunday 7 August).

The Director of Public Health, Professor Peter Bradley, is reassuring Islanders that no cases of monkeypox have been identified in Jersey, after the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed 9 cases in England.

A report on the work of the Children and the Digital World project has been published

Report from Comptroller and Auditor General recognises pace of response to Covid-19 pandemic

A report on the first phase of public engagement on assisted dying is published

Public Health have confirmed that there are no cases of the recently described acute hepatitis in children in Jersey.

​More than 40% of all eligible Islanders have received their spring booster since it became available two weeks ago

Two new appointments in Public Health Directorate

Islanders are invited to take part in meetings and online engagement to discuss assisted dying

The Food Dudes programme will luanch today in St Luke's and Janvrin schools, with more schools to follow later in the spring.

From today, Islanders with a positive PCR test result will no longer be routinely called by the COVID Safe team when they test positive. This follows the de-escalation of COVID-19 measures as announced by Ministers last month.

Islanders affected by historic use of PFOS at Jersey Airport are invited to have a blood test