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BBC News
21-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
More than 30 redundancies at Jersey Telecoms
The roles of 35 people at JT in Jersey were made redundant as part of a "transformation" including £85m security upgrades, the States telecoms provider, formerly known as Jersey Telecom and which is government-owned, had previously declined to release figures on job losses. However, in a written question to Treasury Minister Elaine Millar, Deputy Jonathan Renouf asked for more said of 69 roles made redundant across the JT Group Limited since 1 January 2024, 35 were Jersey-based. She said there was "no current" round of redundancies, adding: "These changes form part of a broader transformation of the company."The minister said this included a "restructuring of JT's approach" to delivering and maintaining "resilient, secure, and reliable networks that best serve the island"."This transformation includes an investment of approximately £85m in a new Ericsson network to meet the latest security requirements, as unanimously approved by the States Assembly, alongside a programme of efficiency measures to ensure these costs can be sustainably managed," she added. She said none of the affected employees had been asked to sign non-disclosure agreements.
BBC News
16-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
'No compensation route' for Jersey rheumatology patients
Jersey's health department has said there is no compensation route available to patients of the island's rheumatology service, after an independent report found serious failings.A "significant number" of patients are said by lawyers to be seeking legal some cases, patients were wrongly diagnosed and got the wrong medication. The report was conducted after the deaths of 182 rheumatology patients in Jersey since health department said it had been looking into a compensation scheme but no such route was currently available and it had advised anyone wishing to make a claim to contact the Citizens Advice Bureau. A Royal College of Physicians report found the standard of care provided by the service in 2023 to be "well below" an acceptable April 2024, Deputy Tom Binet, minister for health and social services, said he was committed to publishing an action plan by the end of June that year to ensure the completion of recommendations included within the Jonathan Renouf has since tabled a written question to the States, requesting an update and asking if the department was still considering a group compensation department said it had been exploring the possibility of a compensation scheme in relation to rheumatology complaints and claims, but "currently there is no such route available". "Patients and relatives are being advised to seek independent on-Island legal advice should they wish to consider making a claim," the department response went on to say that Citizens Advice Jersey might be able to provide further information on how to do health department said 12 of the recommendations made in the review had now been implemented, with a further five nearing were four outstanding recommendations that still needed to be actioned, including a full rollout of electronic prescribing and medicines administration across all outpatient licensing and full functionality of this was dependent on future funding and digital service capacity and "this remains a strategic priority for 2026", the response added. A spokesperson for Viberts law firm, which represents a "significant number" of patients, said: "This news has been disappointing and continues our concern that individuals may be effectively prohibited from obtaining compensation which we do not consider is a just or fair position."Where this affects our clients or people that have made inquiries with Viberts we will be considering alternative action on a case-by-case basis."Viberts remained committed to assisting individuals with claims through the standard Royal Court process, they added. Analysis By Ammar Ebrahim, BBC Jersey political reporter The news that there won't be a compensation scheme will come as a huge blow to those impacted by failings in patient who was given wrong medication that damaged her liver told me that "having them insist that those affected go to the expense of suing them is denying those who cant afford to do that any recourse. It adds insult to injury".What will make this more uncomfortable for the government is that the law firm representing some of the people impacted by the failings in rheumatology say this decision is neither "just or fair".Health leaders have said rheumatology is a different department now but for those patients who have found out a compensation scheme is no longer an option, that will be of little comfort.
BBC News
13-05-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Calls for some Jersey politicians to get salary increase
Some Jersey politicians might be paid more that others, if the States agrees to Jonathan Renouf said he wanted to see the pay changed for the chief minister, assistant ministers and chairs of a scrutiny panel, as well as for chairs of some said it made more sense, considering the decisions they had to make in those earliest the States will debate the proposal will be on 3 June. He said: "The basic case for paying ministers more than non-ministers is so basic that you can't actually find much discussion of the issue."In simple terms, it comes down to one thing more than anything else: responsibility. Ministers take on decision-making responsibility that backbenchers do not."It is not about workload, because it is perfectly possible for a backbench member to work as hard as a minister."Every day, ministers take decisions about the safety and welfare of vulnerable people, they respond to emergency situations, they take decisions that affect the economy and therefore the quality of life of everyone on the Island."Renouf also highlighted a 2017 consultation in which members of the public were asked if States members should continue to get the same to the States, two out of three respondents indicated pay should vary depending upon the level of responsibility.
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
'Lack of clarity' over new hospital plans
Politicians analysing plans for Jersey's new hospital have said the island may not be able to afford to build and operate it. A review group set up to look at the plans, which the government approved last week, has highlighted "a lack of clarity and transparency about the decision-making" and "an absence of strategic healthcare, workforce and procurement planning". The panel has made 34 key findings and 20 recommendations to tackle the issues raised as the business case for the project is developed. Health Minister Tom Binet said he was confident they would "be able to address all the key findings and recommendations and assuage any public misgivings". The review group said while the need for new healthcare facilities was urgent, more detail about decision making and costs would make the future phases of the project easier. Talking about the business case for the new hospital, Deputy Jonathan Renouf said: "It is all very well wanting to 'get things done', but we need to know that what is being done is the right thing." "This is the largest capital project the island has ever embarked on, and the panel has major concerns that there appears to be an ongoing lack of transparency which means that the Outline Business Case does not meet the expected standard to justify funding decisions of this scale." Responding to the panel's concerns, the Health Minister, Deputy Tom Binet said: "The report is likely to cause a good deal of unnecessary concern. "There is suggest that progress towards the delivery of new healthcare facilities should be slowed and I am confident that the team will be able to address all the key findings and recommendations and assuage any public misgivings." Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to Major shake-up proposed for Jersey health services Government of Jersey
