Health and Wellbeing News
Art project to reframe perceptions of life in care
A unique display of art created by young people who have experienced the care system will be unveiled at locations around the Island this weekend – with the...
Thursday, 30 January 2020
Reassurance for patients at Douglas GP practice
Patients at Promenade Medical Centre are being reassured they will continue to be able to see a GP while the practice is reorganised in the spring. Plans are...
Wednesday, 29 January 2020
Island is prepared to deal with coronavirus
The Isle of Man to ready to respond to the Wuhan novel coronavirus (WN-CoV) should a potential case of the disease arrive here.
The Island takes its lead from...
Tuesday, 28 January 2020
Additional funding to support Island’s health and social care services
Tynwald has this week agreed additional funding of up to £8 million to ensure the Department of Health and Social Care can meet the cost of providing services...
Friday, 24 January 2020
Interim Chief Executive Officer takes up key role
Interim Chief Executive Officer Kathryn Magson has taken the reins at the Department of Health and Social Care at the start of a two year secondment from a...
Monday, 20 January 2020
Midwives plan service of comfort for community of bereaved parents
A service for parents who have lost a child through stillbirth or miscarriage is to be held at St Thomas’s Church in Douglas on 2 January 2020 at 2pm. Midwives...
Wednesday, 18 December 2019
Cystic fibrosis drugs to be funded for Island patients
Cystic fibrosis sufferers in the Isle of Man are to benefit from three medicines to be made available through the health service within weeks. A decision to...
Tuesday, 17 December 2019
Audit of free prescription claims aims to safeguard health budget
People who tick the box on their prescription form to claim exemption from charges are being reminded they must be able to prove they are eligible for the...
Tuesday, 10 December 2019
New base for Patient Transfer office
The Patient Transfer office is to move from its current base in Noble’s Hospital to Crookall House, the Department of Health and Social Care’s headquarters in...
Thursday, 5 December 2019
GPs to attend winter training session - routine appointments unavailable
Island GPs will gather for their last quarterly education session of 2019 on Wednesday 18 December and will not be available for routine appointments during the...
Thursday, 5 December 2019
