Overdale services to move to former school site during new hospital build
Hospital services normally delivered at Overdale will be temporarily moved to the former Les Quennevais School site while Jersey's new hospital is built.
The old school building, which has stood vacant since the summer of 2020, will be given a refit ahead of services being moved to the site.
ITV News can reveal it will cost £10 million.
Services currently based at Overdale and that will be moved include orthopedics, neurology, the diabetes service, occupational therapy and the pain management centre.
The site was selected because it has a large enough footprint with parking available, it is linked by transport links and owned by the government.
Senator Lyndon Farnham says the move to Les Quennevais is key to getting the hospital built and operational before 2026.
Work to empty the current Overdale site will begin in December 2021, with a view to opening at Les Quennevais the following month.
The government says the money required for the move, and the refit of the building, will come from existing budget for the new hospital.