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DEXA scan facility (FOI)

DEXA scan facility (FOI)

Produced by the Freedom of Information office
Authored by Government of Jersey and published on 24 November 2021.
Prepared internally, no external costs.

​Request

A

Has the DEXA scan facility been moved or removed?

B

If DEXA has been moved, where has it gone and is it still a free service if prescribed by a hospital consultant?

C

If that has been removed, where is DEXA scanning done now, by whom and at what cost?

  • As a GP referral

  • As a private appointment

D

How will those on low incomes and income support needing a DEXA scan be expected to pay?

Response

A

No. It is still at Overdale.

B

Please refer to (A) and (C).

C

DEXA scanning is currently only available via private radiology services and the current rate charged per appointment is £90, which will be the standard cost regardless of referral pathway.

The public service is due to resume via Health and Community Services shortly.

D

For those who have low income or are in receipt of Income Support, an application can be made to Customer and Local Services for consideration of a Special Payment to cover the cost of a DEXA scan.

Special payments: help with emergency costs (gov.je)

 

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