Health and Social Care News

Tynwald will be asked to back a proposal for Government to purchase a newly-built care home in Douglas, to address the lack of affordable nursing home places on...

Pupils at the Island’s secondary schools are receiving expert advice and tips on their diet from health professionals this week as part of Healthy Eating...

Anyone undergoing an ultrasound scan of their heart at Noble's Hospital is now benefitting from some of the very latest equipment in the field of cardiovascular...

A consultation has been launched seeking the public’s views on proposals to develop social care services for older people over the next five years. Minister...

People with dementia who are admitted to Noble’s Hospital are now being offered ‘Twiddle Muffs’ – knitted or crocheted hand muffs that provide a source of...

A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Department of Health and Social Care and the Manx Breast Cancer Support Group (MBCSG). The document...

The Island's nurses and health care assistants marked Nurses’ Day on 12 May with a series of events to celebrate the remarkable work of the profession. This...

An initiative designed to offer additional support to patients with memory problems – particularly those with dementia – has been introduced at Noble’s...

From Monday 23 May 2016 the Department of Health and Social Care's Patient Transfers Service will be based at Crookall House, Demesne Road, Douglas, IM1...

The recent qualification of four of the Island’s mental health professionals in Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) represents a step forward for the Isle of...