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The Government’s spending watchdog has launched a review to identify ways to learn from Jersey’s decade-long search for a new hospital.
Comptroller and Auditor General Lynn Pamment wants to follow up on a report by her predecessor Karen McConnell, which was titled ‘Decision Making: Selecting a Site for the Future Hospital (March 2012 - February 2016)’ and published at the end of 2017.
Launching the latest work, Mrs Pamment said: “It is now over ten years since the States Assembly required the Council of Ministers to bring forward proposals for investment in hospital services, including detailed plans for a new hospital.
“In that time a significant amount of public money has been spent on various hospital projects with no construction having yet commenced on a new hospital.”
She added: “This review forms Phase One of my planned review of Major and Strategic Projects, including Capital Projects and will evaluate the extent to which previous C&AG recommendations have been adopted in:
“In addition, I will document the expenditure by the States of Jersey and the assets acquired by the States of Jersey since 2012 with respect to new hospital facilities.”
From July, Mrs Pamment will also begin a review into the Electronic Patient Record system within Health and Community Services.
The review will evaluate the design and operation of the EPR project against the best practice framework developed by the UK National Audit Office.
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