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Doctor who killed mother loses bid to relax Royal Court controls

Tuesday 18 January 2022

A doctor who stabbed his mother to death in 2019 has failed in his bid to loosen the control of the Royal Court over his level of freedom.On Tuesday, Andrew Charles Nisbet (43), who has autism, appeared in Court via videolink from a secur...

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POLITICS DISASSEMBLED: Samarès, sad stats, and seating plans (#1)

Tuesday 18 January 2022

Welcome to the first edition of POLITICS DISASSEMBLED from Express. Ahead of every States Assembly meeting, we’ll be disassembling the agenda to help you make sense of the goings-on in Jersey’s political world…and throwing in a bit of insider insight and gossip for good measure.If there are other areas of the island’s political goings-on you want Express to disassemble, ...

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Senior medic speaks out over hospital staffing crisis

Tuesday 18 January 2022

A senior medical professional has laid bare details of a “scary” staffing “crisis” at the hospital - and fears that recruitment issues are not only preventing rehabilitative care from returning to its previous level, but causing issues across the wider health service.Facing a key vote this week on whether Samarès Ward should be reopened brought by Senator Ste...

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Islander with paraplegia calls for better spinal cord injury care

Tuesday 18 January 2022

An islander diagnosed with paraplegia after a motorbike accident, who has not been able to see a specialist in four years, says the Government is “falling short” in providing for patients with spinal injuries.Dan Clark has been prevented from seeing a consultant due to his inability to fly over to the UK, an...

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Treasury 'didn't expect' impact of latest covid restrictions on businesses

Tuesday 18 January 2022

Treasury didn't start readying plans for more financial support for businesses as an omicron wave was looming because they didn't expect the impact fresh covid restrictions would have on businesses.Treasurer Richard Bell said that the timescale given to his department to reintroduce the co-funded ...

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Nearly all children sent to Greenfields were in Minister’s care

Tuesday 18 January 2022

All but one of the children and young people sent to Greenfields over the last five years were already in the care of the Children’s Minister - a statistic described as “shocking” by the Children's Commissioner.Andrea Le Saint, a Senior Practitioner within the Office of the Children's Commissioner, told the Ch...

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