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A decision on the future of the island’s rehabilitative services, and whether Samarès Ward will reopen to accommodate them, is due today.
The island’s key rehabilitative unit based at Overdale was closed during the early part of the pandemic, with services moved to the General Hospital.
However, people using the services and their families argued that the facilities at Plemont Ward were not adequate.
Senator Steve Pallett brought a proposal to the States Assembly in January asking that all stroke and rehabilitation services that were delivered at Overdale’s Samarès Ward until May 2020 will be restored there, or another site, by the beginning of March.
It received the full support of the Assembly after a last-minute Council of Ministers’ U-turn.
Today, Health Minister Deputy Richard Renouf is due to report back with a decision at today's States Assembly meeting.
“Deputy Richard Renouf will give a statement to the States Assembly, following a States debate in January which agreed that the full suite of stroke and injury rehabilitation services, facilities and beds should be provided at Overdale, or at another suitable location,” a Government spokesperson said.
Express spoke to Senator Pallett after the debate, who suggested the Minister could face a vote of no confidence if the will of the States Assembly is ignored...
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