Government of Jersey approves £7.9m for single patient record

The Government of Jersey has approved £7.9 million per annum to implement a single patient record built on OpenEHR and invest in system level care coordination.

Martin Carpenter, health chief information officer at the Government of Jersey, told Digital Health News that the hospital had scored zero out of seven in a HIMSS continuity of care maturity model (CCCMM) assessment in early 2025, placing it at the bottom of 26 health systems assessed and underscoring the importance of the investment.

“This integrated programme aims to enhance care coordination, improve health outcomes for islanders, and increase provider efficiency,” he said.

The Government of Jersey has now completed core network and WiFi network upgrades, which delayed updates to the electronic patient record at Jersey General Hospital in 2024.

“As part of the project, we increased scope to supported preliminary work on temporary accommodation to support its New Hospital Facilities Programme (NHFP) —a multi-site £710m initiative.

“We have contained this within existing budget, though this increase means we will now not complete all works until the end of March 2026,” Carpenter said.

The improvements have allowed Jersey to roll out wireless infusion pumps, dialysis machines and portable observation monitors, which Carpenter said have improved clinical outcomes and productivity.

“We have been delighted with Jersey Telecom (JT) who were the main contractor on delivering our network infrastructure upgrade, and the deeper partnership achieved in delivering these upgrades.

“In terms of the NHFP, a preferred main works contractor, Bouygues UK was appointed in late November, and this programme includes the delivery of a new acute facility scheduled to come online in 2029,” Carpenter said.

Jersey General Hospital is now hoping to achieve HIMSS electronic medical record adoption (EMRAM) level 6 by mid-2026, and will be focusing on clinical noting and e-observations.

“Whilst we continue to make good progress on maturing our in-hospital digital infrastructure, it’s clear that we have significant work to do as a system where the greatest opportunities rest in islander’s health outcomes, efficiency, health inequalities and workforce experience.

“The work to progress this has been running in parallel, but in turn impacted the pace at which we have been able to deliver our in-hospital maturity ambitions,” Carpenter added.

Meanwhile, the Government of Jersey is also working with Digital Jersey and Family Nursing and Home Care (FNHC) to support the pilot of Graphnet and Luscii for community-based remote monitoring and risk stratification.

Graphnet was selected to provide the island’s first large-scale remote monitoring service in December 2025. Under the contract, FNHC will use Graphnet’s remote monitoring solution, powered by Luscii, to track the health of frail and vulnerable islanders at home and in community settings.