[2] The Princess Elizabeth Hospital, located on the outskirts of Town, provides the Islands with medical treatment and care.
Opened in 1949, it has been expanded over time and currently has 12 wards and various departments designed to deal with the health needs of a population of 65,000.
A number of Dental surgeries operate in Guernsey and Alderney Holistic practitioners provide acupuncture, osteopathy and reflexology, meditation and yoga The annual Medical Officers report in 2022 reported that from 2017 there had been free contraception for under 21's, Covid-19 resulted in the deaths of over 50 people in Guernsey in 2019-2022 and the law on abortion was to be amended to modernise it and remove anomalies.
[11] The Health & Social Care 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.
[13] From 1st January 2023, there is a reciprocal health agreement between Guernsey and the UK enabling residents to access medically necessary healthcare free of charge whilst they are visiting the other jurisdiction.