Support for Visitors to Jersey

To access District Nursing Services whilst visiting Jersey, a written referral from one of the following professionals is required:

• your doctor / GP
• any hospital
• other district/community nursing agencies
• other health professional not mentioned above

Nursing care can only be provided if the person has registered with a GP in Jersey, who will take on medical responsibility.

Further information about registering with a GP in Jersey can be found here www.gov.je/health/doctordentist/doctors/pages/healthcard.aspx

District nursing services available (subject to resource availability):

• wound care
• medication and pain management
• continence services
• stoma care
• diabetic management
• continuing nursing care in the home – available upon detailed discussion

Fees and Charges

• Clinic appointments will incur a minimum charge of £25 per appointment. Additional appointment time in excess of 30 minutes will be charged @ £12.50 per 15 minute unit
• Home visits will be charged a minimum charge of £50 per visit. Additional time in excess of 1 hour will be charged @ £50 per 15 minute unit.
• Time will also be charged for non-face-to-face contact e.g. liaising with GP and other medical professionals.
• Patients need to supply their own dressings and specialist equipment including stoma and continence products and enteral feeding products, and will be invoiced for routine consumables.
• The cost of any equipment required to aid care will also be the responsibility of the patient.
• Missed appointments will be charged at the appropriate minimum charge for home visits/clinic visits, unless at least 24 hours’ notice is given. These charges may be waived in exceptional circumstances at our discretion.
• Please note that we do not correspond/send invoices to medical insurers on the patient’s behalf.
• Fees are invoiced to the patient and should be settled by the patient and claimed back (if applicable) from their health insurer.
• Invoices are due and payable on receipt. Failure to pay will result in the issuance of debt proceedings.
• In certain circumstances a deposit or full payment in advance may be required in advance of undertaking any care.

Further Information

For further information and an application form for ‘District Nursing Services for people not entitled to non-urgent  nursing care in Jersey’ please call the FNHC Admin Hub on  (+44) 1534 497603 (8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday) or email  [email protected]

Please note: FNHC is not an emergency service or emergency healthcare provider. In these circumstances please call 999 for the Police or Ambulance.