Healthcare in Jersey

During this period the Jersey Maternity Hospital and St John Ambulance headquarters opened.

Adults can apply for financial assistance from the Customer and Local Services Department under the Long-Term Care Scheme.

[13] The pour voters included Health Minister Deputy Richard Renouf who had previously supported the site, claiming the Gloucester St location had been "straight-jacketed" by the Island Plan.

The proposition did not rule out the Gloucester Street site, but called for the selection process to be restarted.

[14] As a result, a 'significant portion' of the £41 million already spent on the project had to be written off, including the purchasing of a number of buildings on Kensington Place.

Notably, St Saviour's Hospital and Warwick Farm were rejected due to being at an "unsustainable" location.

[18] On 31 January 2021, Advocate Olaf Blakeley lodged a requête, an ancient legal device under Jersey law, on behalf of several home owners opposed to the site selection of the hospital.

[19] On 1 February 2021, the States Assembly approved Westmount Road as the new access route for the hospital.

[20] Senator Lyndon Farnham, who is the minister responsible for the project, clarified the cost of the proposed road would be £15.1 million.

[21] Furthermore, on 2 March 2022, the Planning Department objected to the proposed development because of the quality of design, the height of the building and the impact on the green backdrop zone.

[22] On 16 March 2022, the Government accepted that if the hospital planning application is not approved, then a dual-site option could be used instead.