Health & Wellness

The States of Jersey Police will join forces with community and emergency service partners on Friday 22 May for a major beach safety awareness event as part of the Island’s wider summer safety campaign.

Islanders are being encouraged to swap car journeys for healthier and more sustainable ways of travelling as Better Journeys Week gets under way across Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.

Health authorities in Jersey have reassured islanders that the risk posed by hantavirus remains “very low” following an outbreak linked to a cruise ship that departed Argentina last month.

A garden at the 2026 Chelsea Flower Show is being created in memory of a young Jersey woman who died following a battle with ovarian cancer.

Aspiring nurses in Jersey are being encouraged to apply for local degree programmes rather than studying off-island, with 25 places available starting this September.

Health officials in Jersey have apologised after a review found concerns with the diagnosis and treatment of some patients who underwent bone density scans between 2017 and 2022.

Health officials in Jersey have released updated advice following a meningitis outbreak in Kent, urging certain islanders to come forward for support.

The number of temporary agency healthcare workers employed by Jersey’s health service has fallen over the past year, according to the island’s Health Minister.