MCALS – the Manx Care Advice and Liaison Service – has been established as a permanent service within the Island’s health and statutory social care service.
MCALS was established for an initial trial period in August 2021 as an information and guidance point – somewhere individuals or their representatives could contact if they wanted to provide feedback on health and care services provided by Manx Care, ask questions about available treatments or seek guidance and support from health and social care professionals. It would also be a starting point for anyone who wasn’t sure where to look for information or access what they needed.
MCALS has proven to be an integral part of Manx Care, giving members of the public a central point to contact the organisation via telephone and email. For this reason, the MCALS team is now established as a permanent service, working hard each day to monitor patient and service user feedback, highlight emerging trends and address these in order to drive positive change across Manx Care. The team is led by Karen Maddox, who has an extensive background in both customer service and the healthcare sector, with support from two MCALS Officers, Sandra Keene and Rachel Douglas. Meet the team.
Teresa Cope, CEO of Manx Care, commented:
“We’d like to take this opportunity to thank the team who established MCALS last year during its pilot phase, and for their brilliant work since then. It is exciting to now have a substantive team in place under the leadership of Karen Maddox, and I would like to take this opportunity to remind members of the public to contact MCALS if they need guidance and support from Manx Care but aren't sure where to look for information. The feedback provided to the team is used to positively effect change, address any issues and shape the future direction of services within Manx Care, which is very valuable to us.”
MCALS can also record positive experiences and any concerns or queries people may have. They can be contacted on +44 1624 642642 or by email on MCALS@gov.im between the hours of 10am and 3pm on weekdays, with an answerphone service outside of those hours. Members of the public can log a compliment about health and statutory social care services.
