Guernsey A&E consultant will be appointed

A consultant will be appointed to run the accident and emergency department at Guernsey's Princess Elizabeth Hospital.

It was one of the key recommendations made in a leaked report into A&E services, which are run on behalf of the States by the Primary Care Company.

A health department spokesman said the consultant would be employed by the department.

He said discussions over how this would change the contract would take place.

The spokesman said the decision followed discussions between Primary Care Company, the Medical Specialist Group and the political board of Health and Social Services.

The leaked report was put together by the College of Emergency Medicine and contained several recommendations on how to improve A&E, but found the service in the island was better than most of those in the UK.

Deputy Mike Hadley released the report to the public, citing concerns over patient safety, which led to him being formally reprimanded in the States.