Health in Guernsey

The States of Guernsey established a Committee for Health & Social Care with effect from 1 May 2016. Its remit is to protect, promote and improve the health and wellbeing of individuals and the community.[1]

In May 2022 the committee proposed a plan to consider legalisation of cannabis.[2]

Mental health

The proportion of islanders saying that they were suffering with mental health issues increased from 14% in 2019 to 29% in 2021.[3]

Healthcare

Guernsey residents registered for the payment of income-related Social Security contributions are covered by the ‘Specialist Health Insurance Scheme’ provided by the Medical Specialist Group consultants. Primary care is provided on a private basis by three General Practice partnerships whilst some secondary care and specialist services are free. The ambulance service is provided by Guernsey Ambulance and Rescue Service, a charitable company. This includes the non-emergency patient transport service.[4]

The committee made a 15-year contract with IMS MAXIMS to provide an Electronic Patient Record System, the My eHealth record, for acute hospital and mental health services in 2022. This will replace the existing TRAKCare 2012 system.[5]

References
  1. "Health & Social Care". States of Guernsey. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. "Legalising cannabis in Guernsey proposal submitted". BBC. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. "Number of people with 'mental health issues' doubles in Guernsey". ITV. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  4. "Health". Locate Guernsey. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  5. "States of Guernsey signs 15-year EPR contract". Building Better Healthcare. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.