Health and Social Care News
Supervisors of Midwives hold road-show
The Department of Health’s supervisors of midwives recently held a road-show to raise the public profile of midwifery supervision by explaining what a...
Wednesday, 18 September 2013
Tynwald Members sign up for Patient Safety Walks at Noble's Hospital
Six Members of Tynwald have so far agreed to join Patient Safety Walks at Noble’s Hospital following an invitation issued to all Members by the Minister for...
Tuesday, 17 September 2013
West Midlands Quality Review Service makes first visit to Island
as part of external review of Island’s Health Service
Officials from the West Midlands Quality Review Service (WMQRS) – the body appointed by the Department...
Tuesday, 17 September 2013
Landlord and Tenant Consultation Response
The Department of Social Care (DSC) has today published a consultation response report detailing the comments received in response to the Landlord and Tenant...
Friday, 13 September 2013
Island's Chief Nurse welcomes three-yearly checks for nurses and midwives
The Island’s Chief Nurse, Bev Critchlow, has welcomed the announcement of plans by the UK’s Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) – the professions’ regulating...
Tuesday, 10 September 2013
No UK-style concerns with food at Noble's Hospital
The UK has seen recent media coverage following claims by the Campaign for Better Hospital Food in the UK that some hospitals are ‘hiding’ dissatisfaction with...
Monday, 9 September 2013
Noble's Hospital 'ahead of the game' with tackling Acute Kidney Injury
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the UK last week flagged concerns that 12,000 lives a year could be saved in England by taking...
Wednesday, 4 September 2013
How to Live Well and Stay Well with a long term health condition
The Live Well – Stay Well programme on the Island was developed by the Department of Health four years ago and is aimed at helping and supporting people manage...
Wednesday, 4 September 2013
Department of Health progresses patient safety proposals
Minister for Health, David Anderson MHK, says his Department is making progress with proposals to enhance patient care and the patient safety systems at Noble’s...
Wednesday, 28 August 2013
Island's new Renal Unit officially opened
The new Renal Satellite Dialysis Unit at Ramsey and District Cottage Hospital was officially opened today. Mr Ken Devaney, a Trustee of the Eric and Marion...
Tuesday, 27 August 2013
