The fees are for patients who stay in hospital despite being fit and their care package arranged.
Deputy Tom Binet said 1,000 nights had been lost last year by patients fit to leave occupying hospital beds Charges of more than £500 a day have been introduced for patients who remain in hospital after being declared fit for discharge.
The new fees are to be paid by adults who choose to stay in hospital despite their treatment being complete and a suitable care package having been put in place. Health and Social Services Minister deputy Tom Binet said "last year we lost 1,000 bed nights from people choosing not to take up the arrangements that had been made for them". The £502 charge for each 24-hour period came into effect on Monday but does not apply to patients with mental health difficulties, those with exceptional personal circumstances and where there are concerns about their safety. Binet said the hospital was short of beds and people were in pain at home as they waited for operations"It's very often the case where people don't want to go to the care home that's not their choice... they feel it's simpler to stay in a hospital. "If we had a surplus of hospital beds and a surplus of money, it wouldn't matter, but we are short of hospital beds and people in pain are waiting for operations."Staff engaged by local employers on work permits will be able to have free ongoing care following emergency treatment in hospital.In addition, visitors to Jersey will no longer receive free emergency hospital care unless a reciprocal health agreement is in place in their country of origin.Binet said: "As healthcare costs continue to rise faster than inflation, we must ensure that we make best use of the fixed resources we have, as well as treating people fairly." He said the current policy of giving free emergency care to visitors meant they could not claim on travel insurance because there was no charge, so it was funded by the public instead of insurers."Our first course of action will always be to provide the emergency care people need: a 'provide and then charge' approach, not 'charge and then provide'," he added.Care firm fraudster who targeted own mother jailedCouncil adult social care rated 'good' by watchdog
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