States to approve £6m for health from social security

Jersey politicians are being asked to approve the transfer of £6m from the health insurance fund to pay for primary care services in 2012.

The health insurance fund is controlled by the social security department and receives a percentage of social security payments.

Six million pounds will be transferred to the States of Jersey and set aside for health care.

It is the second time the amount has been transferred from the fund.

States members approved legislation that allowed for the transfer of payments from the health insurance fund during the business plan debate in 2010.

That legislation required the States to approve individual payments and for the treasury minister to make sure it is only used for health and social services.
(from BBC)

Good idea ! Take from the sick and give it to the bone idle.

Why do you think that paying for primary care is "giving to the bone idle"? Surely we all need to go to the doctor from time to time.

kingcole lives in the uk and doesnt have to worry about how much it costs to see the doctor when you need one x

The cost of a docs visit put many off from going so when they can no longer stand the pain any more it is too late for simple treatment ,
those on sup can go as many times as they like as it is paid for .
the working man/woman has to pay these prices unless they have an insurance ,this is costly and as i have this i can only have x amount of visits before i have to pay again as my quota has ran out ,

not everybody on supp has medical bills paid kat...

The ones where i live do!

if you have 1 npenny more than £3000 in the bank you dont get medical bills paid..they stopped my disabled daughters when she had £100 more than the limit ...i had to spend it to bring her account below the £3000

Thats is fair enough. 3000 is a decent amount to have .that will cover a few doctors visits .
they should look at undeclared income that others do.
if they employed a snoop that earnt their keep they could save themselves many millions of pounds in benefits.