Rehab ward 'must reopen at Overdale in August'
BBCAT A GLANCE
- A rehabilitation ward for patients with strokes and other injuries must move back to Overdale Hospital in August, the health minister says
- Staffing arrangements had caused some delays, the minister added
- Campaigners said the quality of care had diminished since services moved to the General Hospital because of Covid
A rehabilitation ward to help patients recover from strokes and other injuries must reopen at Jersey's Overdale Hospital in August, a minister says.
Health and Social Services Minister Karen Wilson said she had instructed Health Department officers that the ward must be re-opened by 10 August.
She said there had been "a slight delay" in its re-opening "to allow time to finalise staffing arrangements".
Services were moved to the General Hospital in 2020 as an emergency response to the Covid-19 pandemic, but campaigners said the quality of care and facilities available had diminished since the move.
Deputy Wilson said she was grateful to all staff working on the re-opening of the ward.
She added: "In the meantime, I will continue to meet with patients and wider stakeholders to understand their views on the ward’s reopening."
