Working party to look at the future of health funding

Published on: 16 February 2026

Question type: Written

Asked by: Jonathan Renouf

Reference: WQ.37/2026

Answered by: Minister for Health and Social Services

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WQ.37/2026

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

BY DEPUTY J. RENOUF OF ST. BRELADE

QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 9th FEBRUARY 2026

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 16th FEBRUARY 2026

Question

"Further to his response to Oral Question 4/2026, in relation to the health department structural deficit, and his comments regarding the setting up of a working party to look at the future of health funding, will the Minister advise –

who has been appointed to the working party;
what recruitment process has been undertaken, including any advice taken from civil servants about the recruitment process;
the terms of reference of the working party; and
the intended timescale for reporting to the Minister and to the Assembly?"

Answer

As the Deputy and scrutiny panel have been advised on several occasions, officers are actively working on health funding reform which includes developing a model to understand future health and care costs, considering drivers such as population change, disease prevalence and health inflation.

Alongside this, officers are also researching and considering options for funding health and care services as we move forwards.

As part of that I am speaking with several health and care providers including current and retired clinicians. As the panel has been advised, it is envisaged that, once completed, the future health and care cost model and future options will be presented to new Council of Ministers for consideration before wider public engagement.

At this stage, there have been no formal appointments, and no formal consultation process has been undertaken. There are no terms of reference and no stated timescale.

We are working as quickly as we can and will make the work public as soon as we possibly can. If not completed before the end of this political cycle, I am hoping to be able, at least, to provide the Assembly, and the public, with a basic summary of work to date.