Health and Wellbeing News
Healthcare professionals asked 'Can you prevent it?' at Island's 18th Annual Infection Prevention and Control Conference
Today, the Department of Health held the Island’s 18th Annual Infection Prevention and Control Conference, this year titled ‘Can you Prevent it?’. The...
Monday, 4 February 2013
Measles Outbreak in England, Parents urged to get their children vaccinated
There is an outbreak of Measles in NE England with 46 confirmed cases and 50 suspected cases since September 2012. The outbreak in NW England is continuing with...
Thursday, 31 January 2013
Noble's Hospital's Cancer Services awarded Macmillan Quality Environment Mark
The Cancer Services Chemotherapy Suite at Noble’s has been successful in achieving the Macmillan Quality Environment Mark (MQEM). Created by Macmillan Cancer...
Tuesday, 29 January 2013
Island's plan to tackle childhood obesity launched
The Isle of Man Government has today launched the Island’s ‘Plan for Tackling Childhood Overweight and Obesity in the Isle of Man’. The Department of Health, as...
Tuesday, 22 January 2013
Review of treatment for a number of breast cancer patients at Noble's Hospital
The Medical Director at Noble’s Hospital, Mr Stephen Upsdell, has announced that the Hospital is currently undertaking a review of a number of patients who are...
Monday, 21 January 2013
New outpatient appointments reception to further improve services for patients at Noble's Hospital
As part of an ongoing programme to improve services for patients across the Department of Health, Noble’s Hospital is introducing a centralised outpatient...
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Diarrhoea and vomiting: Start-of-term reminder to parents
Parents are reminded they should not to send their children to school if they have diarrhoea and/or vomiting.
The most likely cause of diarrhoea and vomiting...
Monday, 7 January 2013
Island's Healthcare Professionals host 'Procedures, Placebos and Poppycock'
The Isle of Man’s Healthcare Professionals recently hosted the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Society for Back Pain Research; ‘Procedures, Placebos and...
Thursday, 13 December 2012
Island's health visitors and school nurses celebrate 150 year history
2012 sees the Health Visiting and School Nursing profession celebrate 150 years of providing healthcare to families; and to mark the occasion a celebration was...
Friday, 7 December 2012
Noble's Hospital at the forefront of customer service
The Department of Health announce that Noble’s Hospital is spearheading ‘CARE’ (Communicate, Ask, Respond, Evaluate) which is a new enterprising initiative to...
Thursday, 6 December 2012
