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Jersey continues stop smoking efforts
Shocking images of diseased throats, lungs, teeth and skin are set to appear on packets of cigarettes in Jersey in an effort by the island
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Health services in Jersey Channel Islands set for review
Consultants from the UK have launched a major review into the Jersey
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Hospital waiting lists long in Jersey, Channel Islands
Waiting lists for hospital treatment in Jersey are significantly higher than in the UK, with some patients waiting up to a year before an operation.
Figures released at the end of October show that...
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Jersey, Channel Islands, hopes to renegotiate UK health agreement
The reciprocal health agreement between Jersey and the UK could be back in place by early next year. The island
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Jersey-UK health agreement could be resuscitated
The UK has agreed to talks on restoring the reciprocal health agreement between Jersey and the UK. A meeting has been scheduled between Jersey
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Jersey-UK health controversy continues
Jersey tried for years to keep the reciprocal health agreement with the UK going as long as possible, a retired civil servant has claimed.
The ex-health department administrator, Graham Prouse, has...
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Checks for swine flu prove negative
There have been seven suspected cases of the influenza A-H1N1 in Jersey but all have now been confirmed negative.
The island's health authorities have assured islanders that there is enough stockpil...
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There have been seven suspected cases of swine flu in Jersey
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Jersey to pay for health care in the UK.
Islanders who fall ill or have accidents in the UK will soon have to pay for their treatment, the health department has announced, following confirmation that the UK is scrapping the reciprocal health...
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Jersey pays for health tourists.
Health tourists are costing islanders hundreds of thousands of pounds a year by coming to Jersey for specialist treatment.
There are so few rules stopping people with no connection to the island get...
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Tax thresholds will go up and fuel duty will be frozen under a budget planned to help islanders struggling with rising prices. Proposals include a five per cent rise in tax thresholds and a one-year f...
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Paying for Jersey health in the UK.
Islanders who fall ill or have accidents in the UK could soon be left with huge medical bills if they don
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Islanders could lose some of their rights to free health-care in the UK. Island health chiefs have admitted that free care in national health service hospitals hangs in the balance following the annou...
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The number of people suffering from HIV doubled in Jersey in 2006.
According to a report released by ACET (Aids Care Education and Training) at the beginning of December there were 60 known cases in...
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Jersey has been right not to relax its cannabis laws, says the head of the island
