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Your thoughts on how GP services, dental services, pharmacies and opticians can best support you to be happy and well.

The Health and Care Transformation Programme is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work together to transform health and care services across our Island so that they are high-quality, work in a joined-up way, provide personalised care and are financially sustainable.

The Programme are now asking for your thoughts on how GP services, dental services, pharmacies and opticians can best support you to be happy and well. Your responses to this survey will be hugely valuable as they will inform the development of a new model of care for primary care.

Go to the survey

You can register with a GP Practice in the area in which you live.

Patients from the UK who are temporary resident (for example on holiday or working for a period less than 3 months) on the Island are able to register with a GP as a temporary resident. Patients can ask to register at their nearest GP Practice.

If you are unsure about which Practice is closest to you or you require additional information please do not hesitate to contact:

Primary Care Services

Department of Health and Social Care

Crookall House

Demesne Road

Douglas

Telephone:+44 1624 642694

Email:Send Email

Douglas and district

Onchan and district

Laxey and district

Ramsey and district

Jurby

Peel and district

Ballasalla and district

Castletown and district

Port Erin, Port St Mary and district

Practice nursing

Each GP surgery/health centre on the Isle of Man has at least 2 practice nurses in their Primary Care Team. These are experienced nurses performing a full range of procedures and healthcare, from chronic disease management to childhood immunisation programmes.

They are employed directly by the GPs but enjoy the benefits of working for the NHS. Some practice nurses have specialities such as Midwifery, respiratory medicine and some are nurse prescribers. They have representation on many nursing forums and access the excellent educational opportunities that are widely available on the Island.

This is necessary as a good general basis of learning is required to keep up to date with current practices, management and medicines. They have a good relationship with the rest of the Primary Care team and community nursing and have good communicative links with Noble's hospital.

Making a complaint about a GP

Any complaint about a GP should in the first instance be made in writing to 'The Complaints Manager' at the GP Practice where the GP works. The complaint will be fully investigated and the outcome communicated to the patient. Information about what to do should the patient not be satisfied will be communicated by the Practice when advising the patient of the outcome.

More information on making a complaint

Hospital and Community Health Services - Independent Review Body Leaflet

Friends and Family Survey

Every time you visit your GP practice you are invited to take part in a short online survey. This is an anonymous survey and you are free to leave your comments about the practice in the space provided. The survey results are checked regularly and will be discussed with the GP Practice accordingly.

Current GP Vacancies

Details of current partnership vacancies, and for salaried GPs, can be found on the GP Vacancies page.