24/01/2017 Channel Islands News

The prescription for health care in Alderney includes a formal

In terms of the investigation, it was rushed and due process was not

followed and we apologise to the impact that had on Doctor tarmac and

the people of Alderney. -- Doctor Lyons.

from BBC Channel Islands, I'm Charlie McArdle.

Calls for more affordable homes in Guernsey but private

Better emergency midwifery services, more social work, and increasing

clinicians skills are just some of the recommendations made

by a Guernsey review into Alderney's health care.

The independent report also highlights the importance of a full

apology to be made to an Alderney doctor who was investigated

It's been almost two years since this police raid on a surgery

in Alderney stunned people in the Channel Islands.

Dr Rory Lyons was suspended while investigations were underway.

But all cases against him were later dropped.

But according to this latest independent review,

the effects are still having a "significant negative impact"

Among the report's 38 recommendations, one of them

is that there should be a formal apology to Dr Lyons.

It says there should be chemotherapy treatment available on island,

it also says there should be greater use of video conferencing

which could halve the number of trips to Guernsey for treatment

and another recommendation says that making seat belts compulsory

The President of the Committee for Health and Social Care

HSC totally accept the findings of this report at the time, which said

that there were, in terms of the investigation, it was rushed,

We apologise for the impact that had on

The report's been welcomed by one of Alderney's senior politicians.

Louis Jean says now's the time to ensure doctors

They could come in and really work and assist Dr Rory Lyons to get

It seems to me that that may be part of the reason

why there is this lack of continuity in GPs,

it isn't entirely the only answer but it is is certainly part of it.

It's not clear how many of the 38 recommendations will be

Whilst some savings could be made, half of the recommendations

are predicted to cost taxpayers money.

RBS International have announced they are closing Natwest branches

The St Peters branch will close at the end of April

while the Alderney branch will shut in June.

The banking company say the decision was based on usage

It's thought the two Alderney employees will be made redundant.

A teenager's been allegedly assaulted

It's alleged the 15-year-old boy was attacked by two young people

outside a takeaway shop on Union Street

Police want to speak to the driver of a four by four who was shouted

There's a public appeal to find the people responsible

for the fly-tipping of asbestos in Jersey.

Nine bin bags of the dangerous substance were dumped in a field

The Environment Department says it's looking for witnesses because this

It says ?5000 of public money was spent getting

From this incident, there is no risk, it has been cleared up by a

licensed contractor and we would like people to contact us and let us

know if they have got any suspicions about asbestos that may be in the

building they are aware of or they may have seen people carrying black

bin liners, loading it into a vehicle.

The growth of the Guernsey Housing Association is stifling the private

sector rental market, according to the island's

The GHA says a shortage of land is its biggest challenge

in trying to meet demand, but landlords argue that building

more affordable housing will put another nail in the coffin

These are some of the newest properties in the Guernsey Housing

Rodley Park accounts for five of the 54 homes

There's huge demand for affordable housing in the island

and another 40 new builds are also in the pipeline.

We got a waiting list of just under 300 applicants of households. We are

just about 800 properties now. Which we manage, rent and partial

ownership. We have demolished about 300 properties of housing it states

that we are redeveloped. The overall net increase is about 450/15 years.

Developments like this help people to get

on the property ladder through partial ownership schemes -

but there are concerns that it's having a negative effect

They have steadily taken clients that have gone into the private

sector and they have migrated to the GHA. It is no wonder they have done

that. The private sector are not getting any breaks are to help us

keep pace with what they are producing, rather than catching up.

Our tax breaks have been cocked, we do not get any incentive to improve

properties with the installation and over the past few years, we've

reduced between five and 10% in the private sector of the older

generation are just packing it in and putting them money another

means. -- their money in other means.

Private landlords claim their livelihoods are being stifled.

While they can understand why people choose to move from private rentals

to housing association properties - they simply want to be able

Roisin Gauson, BBC Channel Islands News, Guernsey.

Growers have criticised a delay in a government plan

The Rural Economic Strategy looks at how local produce and the organic

industry can be developed, and what subsidies

It was due out in 2015, but the Economic Development

Department says the delay was due to changing budgets

and it'll be published within the next week.

A public inquiry is being held into the building

of the new Les Quennevais school in Jersey.

It's after the Environment Minister backed plans for the secondary

school to be built on protected fields in St Brelade.

The inquiry, at St Brelade Parish Hall, is expected

Health bosses at Jersey's General Hospital say they're seeing

an increase in the amount of patients admitted onto wards

So to help nurses engage with their patients,

they're trialling two activity boxes with games and puzzles.

It's part of a wider strategy to improve care

for patients with dementia as Jessica Banham reports.

Sylvia Green has been on Beauport ward

She's been using games from the activity boxes

But nurses says the boxes are also helping them

improve care for the increasing number of patients

It's good to engage with them, to get them involved with the nursing

staff and also with their families and relatives. It is very tactile

civic and Ashley get involved with making jigsaws and roaring and the

Drawing and colouring is very therapeutic for them as well. They

include puzzles, crosswords, dominoes and Queens Park which

provided to clients on the ward. There is a lovely puzzle which is

wiped clean puzzle which our clients really seem to enjoy.

There are around 1400 people living with dementia in Jersey.

But it's thought less than half of those

Numbers are also likely to double in the next 25 years.

Alongside the activity boxes, nurses have also made

visiting times more flexible and Chantal says they want

to improve signage on the ward so they show pictures

orthopaedics, it's that our patients orthopaedics, it's that our patients

have dementia and other needs. By putting these things in place, it

will make a difference to all patients, it will be better for

everybody. I was going to ask you later if

there is some place to buy them. Before the weather,

some travel news. Three major airlines

are relocating at Gatwick Airport. Over the next three days, EasyJet,

Virgin Atlantic and British Airways EasyJet will fly entirely

from the North Terminal. British Airways is moving

to the South Terminal with Virgin Gatwick says passengers should

double check which terminal they're Here's David Braine

with the weather. Good evening. The most of us, I

think we can cope with the low temperatures if we get some

sunshine. That is about to change. Note only does it stay cold, it

might get colder, we start to lose the sun join as well. You have been

taking pictures. A fantastic shot of the lighthouse. It looks like we're

going to see more cloud developing over the next 24 hours. Cold and dry

four tomorrow, and early frost. The breeze picks up. That is going to

feature in our weather forecasts over the next few days because the

high pressure is beginning to weaken, it opens the door for these

weather fronts to come in from the west. The isobars gets squeezed

together, more of is developing by the end of the day tomorrow. A

pretty lively breeze for all of us on Thursday, a cold wind also.

Rustic and overnight tonight, 0 Celsius, minus one. A chilly start.

A frosty start in places as well. We will see some sunshine in the

morning but more cloud comes from the south-east are in because of the

day and by the end of the afternoon, it is pretty cloudy. But. The

temperatures, just for five Celsius the top tempter. A critically windy

day on Thursday. It is a raw wind as well, feeling bitterly cold on

Thursday, slightly less cold Friday and into Saturday. Have a good

night. That's your news this

Tuesday evening. BBC Radio Guernsey and Jersey

will have bulletins from six tomorrow morning and I'll be back

at 6.30 tomorrow.