Health and Social Welfare

Health and Social Welfare

 

 Related documents:

Fees:

 Revised Medical & Dental Fees & Charges - local fees 2013

Revised Medical & Dental Fees & Charges Visitors & non-residents 2013

General:

What you can you can expect from the health service on St Helena - and what the health service on St Helena should expect from you!

Statement of Activities for Financial Year Ended 31 March 2011:  Public Health & Social Services Department

Statement of Activities for Financial Year Ended 31 March 2010: Public Health and Social Services Department

Hospital and outpatients complaints procedure and form

St Helena Laws

Statistics:

View our Statistics page for more information relating to our island's

  • population

  • prices, wages and employment and

  • social statistics

 The island operates a small general hospital which accommodates approximately 32 beds with a number of outpatient clinics both in Jamestown and the outlying districts. There is one residential care home for the elderly which can accommodate up to 44 residents.

Health and Social Welfare are important factors to St Helena’s well being and the island strives to provide and maintain high standards of health and social care for all of its inhabitants. To find out more about the island’s health and social welfare, please visit the Public Health and Social Services Department page or click on the relevant links to the right of this page.


Latest News

NO SIGNIFICANT RAIN FORECAST FOR REMAINDER OF MONTH - ISLAND-WIDE HOSEPIPE BAN NOW IN FORCE

SHG Officials and Connect Saint Helena Ltd (the ‘Contingency Planning Group’) have today decided that as exceptionally dry weather conditions continue - with no significant rainfall forecast over the next few weeks - the hosepipe and sprinkler ban has now been extended Island-wide, from today.

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