Nightingale hospital planning committee (FOI)

Request

Who was on the committee that planned the new Nightingale Hospital please?

Response

Following the Competent Authorities Ministers meeting on 25 March, officials were asked to prepare potential options to increase hospital bed capacity including the development of a possible Field Hospital in response to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The decision to proceed with the new Nightingale Hospital was agreed by the Competent Authority Ministers at their meeting on 8 April and was ratified by the Emergencies Council on 8 April. The Council of Ministers endorsed the recommendations of the Emergencies Council and Competent Authorities Ministers and agreed that an emergency Field Hospital should be constructed on the Millbrook Playing Fields site also on 8 April.

The membership of these bodies, including invited Ministers, invitees under the relevant legislation and codes, is as follows:

Competent Authority Ministers

Senator J.A.N Le Fondré, Chief Minister

Senator L.J. Farnham, Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture

Senator I.J. Gorst, Minister for External Relations

Connétable L. Norman of St. Clement, Minister for Home Affairs

Deputy K.C. Lewis of St. Saviour, Minister for Infrastructure

Deputy R.J. Renouf of St. Ouen, Minister for Health and Social Services

Invited to attend the meeting: Deputy S.J. Pinel of St. Clement, Minister for Treasury and Resources and Senator T.A. Vallois, Minister for Education.

Emergencies Council

Senator J.A.N Le Fondré, Chief Minister

Connétable L. Norman of St. Clement, Minister for Home Affairs (via video link)

Connétable D.W. Mezbourian of St. Lawrence (via video link)

Senator L.J. Farnham, Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture (via video link)

Senator I.J. Gorst, Minister for External Relations (for items B4 – B9 only)

Deputy K.C. Lewis of St. Saviour, Minister for Infrastructure (via video link)

Deputy R.J. Renouf of St. Ouen, Minister for Health and Social Services

Sir Stephen Dalton, His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor

T.J. Le Cocq, Bailiff of Jersey

Senator T.A. Vallois, Minister for Education (via video link)

Deputy S.J. Pinel, Minister for Treasury and Resources (via video link)

Council Of Ministers

Senator J.A.N Le Fondré, Chief Minister

Senator L.J. Farnham, Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture

Senator S.Y. Mézec, Minister for Children and Housing

Senator T.A. Vallois, Minister for Education

Senator I.J. Gorst, Minister for External Relations

Deputy R.J. Renouf of St. Ouen, Minister for Health and Social Services

Connétable L. Norman of St. Clement, Minister for Home Affairs

Deputy J. H. Young of St. Brelade, Minister for the Environment

Deputy K.C. Lewis of St. Saviour, Minister for Infrastructure

Deputy C.F. Labey of Grouville, Minister for International Development

Deputy J.A. Martin of St. Helier, Minister for Social Security

Deputy S.J. Pinel of St. Clement, Minister for Treasury and Resources

Connétable R. A. Buchanan of St. Ouen, Assistant Chief Minister

Deputy S. Wickenden of St. Helier, Assistant Chief Minister

In attendance:

C. Parker, Chief Executive, States of Jersey

Dr. M. Egan, Greffier of the States

M.H. Temple, Q.C., H.M. Attorney General