2009 News

Possessing or using so-called ‘legal highs’ is now illegal in Jersey following a decision by the Hea...

People in Jersey, particularly those travelling to the UK and other areas with high levels of swine ...

People in Jersey who are travelling to the UK over the festive period are being reminded to take out...

Andrew Williamson’s report into child protection services in Jersey, published in June 2008, mad...

People in Jersey who would like to be vaccinated against swine flu can now make an appointment with ...

The number of swine flu cases has declined sharply with only 62 new cases being diagnosed in the pas...

Parents are being advised that children in nurseries and primary schools are being offered a booster...

In the past week, cases of swine flu have doubled in Jersey with 242 new cases diagnosed, mostly in ...

Islanders are being urged to set up a network of flu friends who can support them if they become ill...

Just before 9.30am today (20 November 2009) a 50mm water main in one of the gr...

Parents are being advised that the 48-hour rule currently in place for children returning to Jer...

26% of Islanders have now been vaccinated against swine flu. Nurses from Health and Social Servi...

Young adults up to 40 years of age with health conditions like asthma and diabetes are being urged t...

Jersey’s Health Department has declared a swine flu outbreak after a sharp increase in cases in the ...

The Medical Officer of Health, Dr Rosemary Geller, has issued the following statement about when swi...

Between 80% and 90% of pupils from the schools visited by Public Health staff yesterday (11 November...

Swine flu vaccinations will start in Jersey nurseries and schools on Wednesday 11 November provided ...

Jersey’s Medical Officer of Health says an outbreak of swine flu is on the way after new cases of th...

People in Jersey are being urged not to call their GP for the swine flu vaccine but to wait until th...

Parents are being reminded that the 48-hour rule currently in place for children returning to Jersey...

A quarter of Jersey’s health care staff were immunised with the new swine flu (H1N1) vaccine yesterd...

The Health and Social Services Department (HSSD) will begin the first phase of the swine flu vaccina...

A cheque for over £2,560 will be presented to the Jersey Renal Charitable Trust after 3 members from...

The Minister for Health and Social Services has thanked the Health, Social Security and Housing ...

People in Jersey are being urged to carry on with the preventative measures that have so far contain...

An Awards and Celebrating Achievement Evening is being held by Health and Social Services on 7 O...

Jersey’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr Rosemary Geller, has issued the following statement about the...

Following the death of a 14 year girl who had received a cervical cancer (HPV) vaccine at school in ...

Jersey’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr Rosemary Geller, has issued the following statement after the...

The Chief Officer of the Health and Social Services Department, Mike Pollard, has resigned from ...

A vaccination programme for the Island has been agreed by the ministers who meet regularly to di...

15 Jersey students will be taking part in a 2 day programme (28 - 29 September) which gives an i...

Staff from Jersey’s Health Department are in St Helier this week raising awareness about the fact th...

A student from Les Quennevais School has been confirmed as having swine flu and another pupil at the...

Jersey’s Deputy Medical Officer of Health, working in conjunction with Education, Sport and Culture,...

A student at Beaulieu School has been confirmed as having swine flu. A pupil at La Moye School is un...

The independent Review of Data Security recently produced by the Comptroller and Auditor General, re...

Rouge Bouillon school has become the latest Jersey primary school to be awarded the 'National Health...

To help slow the spread of swine flu, parents in Jersey are being reminded that children should not ...

21 pre-registration student nurses began their 4 year study programme today. This is...

Jersey schools will open as planned on Thursday 3 September for the autumn term. * However, as a pre...

There were no new cases of swine flu in the week leading up to 24 January 2010, which means the tota...

Staff from Jersey’s Public Health Department will be taking to the streets of St Helier this week to...

Jersey’s Deputy Medical Officer of Health is advising Islanders that there is no need to avoid mass ...

The Ministers who are meeting regularly to discuss Jersey’s response to the swine flu pandemic a...

During the last week I have listened carefully to responses from people who have been expressing...

I am very aware that there has been considerable public concern over some of the aspects of the draf...

GPs are rearranging the way their surgeries operate to cater for people who may have swine flu. Anyo...

The first phase of a new system which will eventually enable all children under 5 years of age t...

The Health and Social Services Department is reinforcing its message about practising good hygiene t...

The Health and Social Services department is reminding islanders that special regulations approv...

Health and Social Services is awarding contracts today (Thursday 2 July) to two suppliers, InterSyst...

Jersey’s Medical Officer of Health is advising Islanders not to intentionally mix with people who ha...

People in Jersey are being advised to drink plenty of water and to stay in the shade between 11am an...

Jersey’s Medical Officer of Health has advised that, with effect from 30 June, school children retur...

One more case of Swine Flu has been confirmed in Jersey, taking the total to 10. This latest cas...

40 staff from the Health and Social Services Department are attending an award ceremony after achiev...

People who do not have flu symptoms but have been in contact with someone who has Swine Flu are bein...

Three new cases of Swine Flu have been confirmed in the Island, bringing the total number of cases t...

Three new cases of swine flu related to last week’s incident have been confirmed at Helvetia House S...

Lab results for the student at Les Quennevais School tested for Swine Flu after having been in conta...

Parents of Jersey school children are being advised that all schools, with the exception of Helvetia...

A student at Les Quennevais School has been tested for Swine Flu after having been in contact with a...

Two more cases of swine flu have been confirmed in Jersey. The patients are doing well and are recei...

The first case of swine flu has been confirmed in Jersey. The patient, who is making a good reco...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised its alert phase for Influenza A (H1N1) from 5 to 6. P...

Jersey doctors are being advised to test patients with flu-like symptoms for Influenza A (H1N1), com...

Jersey’s Health and Social Services Department has decided to extend its Child Employment Law consul...

Press Release 22nd May 2009Jersey ’s Public Health department is updating its advice for islande...

94% of people who were surveyed after treatment at Jersey’s General Hospital found the level of care...

There has been 12 possible cases of ‘swine flu’ in Jersey, all of which have proved negative after t...

Health information about all Jersey’s children has been successfully transferred to a new IT system ...

The Minister for Health and Social Services has issued the following statement about the planned clo...

A new case of possible “swine flu” (Influenza A (H1N1)) has been reported in the Island. Tests are b...

Jersey’s Health Minister, Deputy Anne Pryke, has agreed to secure for Jersey the H1N1 (Swine Flu) pa...

Jersey’s Health and Social Services Department says there are currently no new suspected cases of In...

Jersey’s Health and Social Services Department has announced today (Saturday 2 May) that the remaini...

Jersey’s health authorities have announced two further suspected cases of Swine Flu (Influenza A (H1...

Jersey’s health authorities are escalating their plans to protect islanders’ health, following the W...

Three islanders are being tested for the new swine influenza virus and treated with Tamiflu at home....

The number of confirmed swine flu cases internationally has now risen to 103, with a larger numb...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised its pandemic alert phase from 3 to 4, in recognit...

Press Release 27th April 2009Jersey ’s health authorities are monitoring the outbrea...

The Health and Social Services Minister has commissioned an independent investigation into the care,...

The Minister for Health and Social Services, Senator Jim Perchard, will be thanking local charity, J...

Most Jersey people who need medical treatment while visiting the UK will have to pay for it from 31 ...

Jersey’s Public Health department has confirmed that none of the batches of Meningitis C vaccine tha...

Statement from The Minister for Health and Social Services 20th February 2009The Minister ...

Press Release 19th February 2009There has been an increased incidence of diarrhoea and vomiting ...

Dr Susan Turnbull, Deputy Medical Officer of Health and Jersey’s Public Health Lead on Cancer and Sc...

Press Release 9th February 2009On the 14th January 2009, the Right Hon...

A new vaccination programme for protecting against cervical cancer is to be extended to older Jersey...

On the closing of the trial of Dr Moyano, the Minister for Health & Social Services, Senator Jim...

Speakers from one of the most socially deprived areas of the United Kingdom will be addressing polit...

People in Jersey who are at risk from influenza, more commonly known as flu, are being reminded to b...

Employers and young people are being asked for their views on proposals to regulate what kinds of jo...