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The Jersey Care Federation was expecting a rise of 10.9%, in line with inflation, instead of 7.7%.

INCREASES in Hospital bed-blocking are the result of a lack of “joined-up processes” within the Health Department, according to the chair of the Jersey Care Federation. As government figures show a rise in “delayed discharges”, with 35 patien...

A REVIEW into Jersey’s controversial housing and work legislation has been announced by the government to make sure it is “fit for purpose, effective and fair”.The laws, which govern migrants’ rights to work and occupy housing in the Island, ...

BED-BLOCKING remains a challenge for the Hospital and the Island, the chief officer for the Health Department has admitted.Interim chief officer Chris Bown, speaking after latest figures showed that more than 30 people were fit to be discharged but c...

THE cost of homecare in Jersey could rise to almost £40 per hour by the start of next year, which the Jersey Care Federation said demonstrated the ‘seriousness of the issue’.The federation has published its projected local figures on the back of...

Some in the sector say it is "in a crisis" with a shortage of staff, low pay and a lack of support.