Health and Social Care News

Tynwald has this week agreed additional funding of up to £8 million to ensure the Department of Health and Social Care can meet the cost of providing services...

Interim Chief Executive Officer Kathryn Magson has taken the reins at the Department of Health and Social Care at the start of a two year secondment from a...

A new appointment system is to be introduced at Noble’s Hospital for patients with NHS hearing aids who need help with their devices. Currently, the Island’s...

A service for parents who have lost a child through stillbirth or miscarriage is to be held at St Thomas’s Church in Douglas on 2 January 2020 at 2pm. Midwives...

Cystic fibrosis sufferers in the Isle of Man are to benefit from three medicines to be made available through the health service within weeks. A decision to...

People who tick the box on their prescription form to claim exemption from charges are being reminded they must be able to prove they are eligible for the...

The Patient Transfer office is to move from its current base in Noble’s Hospital to Crookall House, the Department of Health and Social Care’s headquarters in...

Island GPs will gather for their last quarterly education session of 2019 on Wednesday 18 December and will not be available for routine appointments during the...

Enforcement of a new parking order for the Noble’s Hospital site will commence on Friday 6 December 2019. The measure is required to ensure parking spaces are...

Two short videos featuring well-known Island GP Dr John Snelling offer simple advice to Island residents on staying well this winter.  Speaking directly to the...