Nurses' views should be heard more - health minister

Jersey health minister Deputy Tim Binet met with the chief executive of the Royal College of Nursing last week

Nurses should have more say over the future of the health service, Jersey's health minister has said.

Deputy Tom Binet said that nurses have an important contribution to make as the "people who are hands-on".

It comes after he met with Nicola Ranger, chief executive of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), who visited the island on Wednesday and said it was "vital" for nurses to sit in during senior meetings.

Responding to her comments, Binet agreed, stating: "As a principle, I think it is extremely good and I think it's something we should be adopting even more than we are doing already."

Ms Ranger described her visit and meeting with Binet as positive, adding that she felt her "message was really heard".

Binet said: "I've been in business for many years, and I've found as the organisation gets bigger, by going back to the ground floor, you can often find out where the problems are."