11/05/2017 Channel Islands News

The remedy for a shortage of doctors - a change in the law means Jersey

could soon have home grown GP's good evening and welcome

to the late news from BBC Channel Islands,

Visitor numbers are up in Guernsey but transport

There are some good increases this year, but when we refer them back to

2015, we see there are some way to go.

Political moves are underfoot to avoid a GP

The Health Minister wants to change the law to allow GP's to train

at surgeries on island before they qualify, so they can fill posts

It takes years of study and training to become a doctor,

and would-be GPs have gone to the UK or further afield before

In Jersey, work is being done to attract the next oration

of doctors, and make sure they're ready to fill the shoes of GPs

We know that eventually older GPs will be retiring.

From experience, we are training nurses locally, that

if you train them luckily, they tend to stay locally.

But we have no provision for training GPs at the present

time, other than the rotational, where they get a tasting

So it's absolutely about succession planning for GP

Trainee doctors would work alongside qualified GPs developing

But seeing a trainee would not mean a cut-price appointment.

When you have a trainee, they had to be closely supervised.

So it is not that they would be charged less, no.

GPs in Jersey nurture the relationship tween

doctor and patience, and it is hoped these values

will appeal to the next generation of doctors.

It's nice for them to get a taste of how we do things here.

It's suddenly old-fashioned, but in my view, much better

It is hoped that by allowing the doctors of the future

to hone their skills on the islands, any potential problems

Guernsey's airport declared a full emergency this morning

when a private plane reported smoke in its cockpit.

The single engine aircraft was flying from the UK to Jersey

when it had to make an emergency landing in Guernsey.

The Airport's General Manager said the plane arrived safely

Jersey voters can have their say on the island's proposed

The creation of six so-called "super constituencies" will be debated

But a scrutiny panel is holding meetings ahead of that to find out

The first one will be at St Saviour's Parish Hall

Jersey's States garden nursery, which was considered as a potential

site for the future hospital, has been put out to lease.

Warwick Farm grew plants for the island's parks and gardens

but now most of that work has been passed to private companies.

A spokesperson from property holdings says rather than let it

fall into disrepair the states would rather rent it out to a farmer

The lease is available for nine years - while the states decide

A boost in business travellers has led to an increase

There's been a rise of 2000 people in the first quarter of this year

But officials say more improvements are needed.

A busy morning in Guernsey's tourist information centre.

And for these visitors, a few comments on the island

When we think of travelling, we're always trying to fit Guernsey in,

it is not that easy, because it's not a stop

The latest Government surveys shows there has been

a 7% increase in visitors, with just over 2000 more people

The number of visitors visiting by sea has increased.

The economic development committee was cautious

Some really good increases this year, but on the refer back to 2015,

Some say that transport remains a concern.

The loss of GDP to the island is entirely significant.

From the bar 2014, it is over 40,000 passengers.

If you asked for the development in GDP terms, it is around ?500.

That puts the GDP value at around ?20 million.

This coincides with Sark's greatest tourism survey.

With there renewed confidence, could the real prospect

of a new ferry, the Bailiwick's heading in the right direction.

But still has some way to go to get to the numbers of the past.

There are calls to return the remains of a Nazi concentration

camp survivor home to Jersey after his grave was found

Frank Le Villio was deported during the occupation

for taking a joyride on a German officers motorbike.

He died in England in 1946 from tuberculosis.

Mr Le Villio was buried in a pauper's grave.

The Constables of St Helier and St Saviour hope to bring him

back home, but it could be a difficult process

The people of Guernsey now formally own the Little Chapel -

one of the islands most famous tourist attractions.

The Little Chapel Foundation bought the property deeds today along

with a parcel of land nearby for one pound.

More investment is planned for the site in the future including

improved disabled access and a visitor centre.

The Foundation says today is an important milestone

for the restoration of the attraction.

We have been working on the chapel and doing a lot

But now the people Guernsey own it, it's entrust with the Foundation

We can go forward with that ownership.

We can put a proper business plan in place.

Over 1000 school Children in Jersey are being introduced

The BBC Ten Pieces Orchestra is playing concerts as part

By holding free workshops for children it's hoped

a new generation will learn to love the music genre.

We sent our cameras along to a packed Opera House

Today, we've had two of the three BBC Ten Pieces concerts.

It very exciting series in which children learn

We learn about all the estimates of the orchestra.

They got to hear the instruments, they got to meet the

And also they got to hear some of the most exciting and diverse

pieces of classical music that there are.

So it's just a really great introduction for children to hear

all the different characters and different things that

I liked how the instruments are played different

Humid air across us, that will continue towards the weekend.

Increasing risk of seeing more showers. Mist, humid and some

showers could be heavy during the course of the day tomorrow. The

reason is low and where the error is coming from, from Spain and Portugal

and their western side of France. That setup is similar for tomorrow.

Hopefully some sunshine, but also sharp showers. More persistent rain

getting to us late in the day on Saturday. An overnight feature into

Sunday. Sunday is predominantly dry. By then, south-westerly winds which

will bring us hopefully more moisture. The showers from earlier

today have fizzled out, but more heading our way. Later this evening,

more showers will appear and overnight, they could turn out to be

heavy in places. Wind from the south, and overnight temperatures no

lower than 11. Quite mild. The shower activity eases tomorrow, we

may get sunny spells developing from late morning onwards, but once we

get more warmth, one or two of these showers likely to be heavy and 16

will be the top temperature. Full Spain and Portugal, it's certainly

very unsettled over the next couple of days. A lot of showers across

France. The whole western side of Europe seeing quite a big change in

the type of air and very much more unsettled picture. Saturday is quite

bright. We may get away with a lot of dry weather on Saturday and

thundering, before the ringtones. Should be gone by Sunday, which is a

fine day. Small chance of showers. Mild and mist into Monday. Night.

That's your news this Thursday evening, BBC Radio Guernsey

and Jersey will be first with with your local news,

weather and travel from six tomorrow morning and I'll be back

We want to see the economy work for everybody, not

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