Caring and Support News

Launch of the Adult Services - Learning Disability Strategy

Last year, the Department of Social Care launched a consultation on the second 5 year Learning Disability Strategy 2014 - 2019. This built on the previous...
Monday, 10 February 2014

About our Children - Update

Since 2011, the Department of Social Care has taken numerous steps towards improving and advancing the quality of services provided for our children on the...
Friday, 24 January 2014

Consultation on Special Guardianship Regulations

The Department of Social Care (DSC) is launching a consultation to invite comments on draft Special Guardianship Regulations made under the Children & Young...
Friday, 24 January 2014

Plans for rehabilitation and resettlement centre

The Department of Home Affairs is seeking planning permission to convert Grianagh Court into a rehabilitation and resettlement centre. An application has been...
Friday, 3 January 2014

Isle of Man Government provides emergency aid for UK humanitarian charities

The International Development Committee (IDC) of the Isle of Man Government has pledged a total of £50,000 in response to three emergency appeals for...
Monday, 23 December 2013

Disability Discrimination Act - Update

The Minister for Social Care today made the following statement to Tynwald providing an update on the implementation of the Disability Discrimination Act...
Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Regulation of Care Act - Update

The Department of Social Care is today laying before Tynwald, the Appointed Day Order that will start the conversion of “currently regulated services” and the...
Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Launch of Fair Access to Care Services

The Department of Social Care would like to announce that from 2 December 2013 all new referrals to Adult Services will be assessed under the Fair Access to...
Monday, 2 December 2013

Arbitrator determines pay award for health and social care staff

Following arbitration through the Manx Industrial Relations Service, a pay award for 2011/12 and 2012/13 has been determined for staff within the Department of...
Friday, 29 November 2013

A new approach to service delivery at Markwell House

As the move away from universal benefits towards a much more targeted approach to individual need begins to pick up pace, the Department of Social Care takes...
Tuesday, 26 November 2013