Health and Wellbeing News
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
Videos promote GP’s winter health advice
Two short videos featuring well-known Island GP Dr John Snelling offer simple advice to Island residents on staying well this winter.
Speaking directly to the...
Friday, 29 November 2019
#DrinkSafeIOM carries festive season safety messages
The Manx public are encouraged to enjoy themselves safely and responsibly this festive season in a campaign which sees a fifth year of a collaboration between...
Tuesday, 19 November 2019
Ensuring supplies of medicines
Pharmacists in the Island work as a community and share stock as a matter of course, to ensure medicines are available for all who need them.
Over the past 18...
Thursday, 7 November 2019
New ultrasound machines for Noble’s thanks to generous donation
Patients at Noble’s Hospital are to benefit from the latest in ultrasound technology thanks to a generous donation from the Henry Bloom Noble Trust.
Two new...
Thursday, 31 October 2019