Guernsey health service reviews cost almost £188,000

Independent investigations or reviews into health services have cost nearly £188,000 over five years, the government has revealed.

Guernsey's Health & Social Care (HSC) President George Oswald said 20 reviews had been either commissioned by or on behalf of the committee in Guernsey between 2021 and 2025.

He said the investigations, which included reviews into the pathology, maternity and ophthalmology departments, had cost £187,479 in total.

Oswald was responding to a question from Deputy Gavin St Pier, external, who wanted to know how many reviews had been commissioned and what the key findings were.

Reporting from BBC News contributed to this story.