HEAT-related disruption to hospital operations was among the key challenges of the next political term highlighted by the Health Minister yesterday morning – as a petition calling for air conditioning throughout Jersey’s Hospital passed 2,500 signatures. As Senator Tom Binet was re-confirmed in the role on Monday, he pointed to having “a hospital that loses operating […]

A MOTHER whose baby is being cared for in hospital has spoken of “unbearable” temperatures inside the children’s unit as a campaign demanding air conditioning throughout the ageing building gathers growing public support. Around 200 operations were postponed during May’s heatwave following the failure of the hospital’s air-conditioning system, while a further 34 non-urgent procedures […]