Jersey telecoms companies' handling of emergency calls could be changed to ensure the island has end-to-end 999 calls.

An outage in December 2022 left JT unable to answer any emergency service calls for two hours.

JT has been fined £380,000 after the island's 999 service was down for 57 minutes for most phones in September last year.

Jersey's Ambulance Service has issued a plea to islanders to only call if they need urgent help, as it is under 'significant strain'.

999 operators have reported a single Jersey mobile calling the emergency services more than 3,000 times in the last month.

There's to be greater oversight of the handling of emergency calls in Jersey.

Jersey's emergency services have taken part in a two-minute silence to remember those who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

JT and Sure have both been fined by the telecoms regulator after technical problems saw 999 calls go unanswered.

Islanders were unable to make 999 calls in Jersey on six separate occasions between January and April this year.

The work of Jersey's emergency services have been recognised as part of a national event to honour 999 workers.

Some islanders have been calling 999 if they are not getting the response they want from the government's dedicated coronavirus hotline.

Jersey will have a new combined control room for the police, ambulance and fire services from the new year.