Health and Care Jersey spent £246,542 with local taxi firms in 2025, after £179,047 in 2024 and £140,594 in 2023. Southampton patient treatment and expenses The figures were published on 19 October 2026 under the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011. The 2025 total is 75% higher than the 2023 total.
The payments include taxi travel in Southampton and in the surrounding area. The portion relating only to patients attending hospital in the city has not been separated out. That would mean checking individual ledger entries. Article 16 of the law was applied, because the cost would exceed the limit in the Freedom of Information (Costs) (Jersey) Regulations 2014.
Patients and appointments
Attendance at hospital in Southampton was 785 patients and 3,169 appointments in 2023, 910 patients and 3,969 appointments in 2024, and 954 patients and 4,272 appointments in 2025. The reply does not show how many of those attendances were for treatment. That detail is on each patient's care record.
Accommodation
The request asked for the average cost of a week's accommodation at Ocean Village. The weekly averages in the reply are £952 for 2023, £962 for 2024 and £841 for 2025.
A reply published on 30 September 2026 lists Southampton accommodation charged to the department, by provider. Off-island patient accommodation to Southampton The largest 2025 amount is The Corporate Housing Partnership, at £686,024.96 for 2,711 nights, after £481,805 for 2,023 nights in 2024. Premier Inn was £40,200 for 666 nights in 2025, and £44,490 for 676 nights in 2024.