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Long stay patients: Proposed increases in charges for 2010

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A decision made on 7 December 2009 to increase rate of long stay patient charges in 2010

Decision Reference:        MD-HSS-2009-0062

Decision Summary Title :

Hospital Charges Long-Stay Patients – 2010 Increase in charges

Date of Decision Summary:

27 November 2009

Decision Summary Author:

Assistant Director Corporate Planning and Performance Management

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

-

Written Report

Title :

Hospital Charges Long-Stay Patients – 2009 Increase in charges

Date of Written Report:

9 November 2009

Written Report Author:

Director of Finance and Information Services

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Subject: Hospital Charges – Long Stay Patients 

Decision(s): The Minister decided to increase the rate of hospital long stay charges by 2.10% in line with increases in welfare rates agreed by the Social Security Minister/

Reason(s) for Decision: To increase the fees for these services in line with welfare rates which are being increased by 2.10%

Resource Implications: Marginal increase in revenue over cost by £41k [approx.]

Action required: 

Increase the relevant charges with effect from 1 January 2010.  

Request the Law Draftsman to prepare an Order in pursuance of Article 2 of the Hospital Charges (Long-Stay Patients) (Jersey) Law 1999

Signature: 

Position:

Minister for Health and Social Services

Date Signed:

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Long stay patients: Proposed increases in charges for 2010

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

HOSPITAL CHARGES (LONG-STAY PATIENTS) (JERSEY) ORDER  
 
 

   Proposed

Current w. e. f. 01/01/10 Increase

      £            £         £ 

Accommodation Charges

Per Day      62.60         63.90          1.30

Per Week    438.20       447.30          9.10 
 

‘Personal Allowance’ Payment

Per Week        30.00         31.00         1.00 
 
 

9th November 2009

 

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