Friday 11 March 2016
The review has been independently written and produced by the Good Governance Institute, who were co-commissioned by the Policy & Finance Committee in Alderney and the Policy Council in Guernsey.
All those interviewed gave their time freely, and the Policy & Finance Committee and the Policy Council thank them for that.
Copies of the full report for interested parties are available from Sir Charles Frossard House in St Peter Port.
For ease of reference, the executive summary of the review is attached here and available via the link on the right hand side of this page.
Deputy Jonathan Le Tocq, Chief Minister and Chairman of the Policy Council of the States of Guernsey, and Robert McDowall, Chairman of the Policy and Finance Committee of the States of Alderney commented:
"This review was co-commissioned by the Policy Council and the Policy & Finance Committee to look at the governance and decision-making in relation to a specific concern that had been raised, and to see what lessons could be learned.
"The conclusions and recommendations are detailed and also clear, and we will await the response to them from the Health and Social Services Department in due course.
"We are mindful that we must exercise a duty of care to all in our community - to Dr Lyons, to the families in Alderney, to healthcare professionals in Guernsey and Alderney, and to those contributors who are named in the report. Further, the primary purpose of the review was to inform the States of Alderney and the States of Guernsey as to how HSSD handled particular issues surrounding the clinical practice of Mr Lyons in Alderney, and not to seek to apportion blame to individuals."
