Health and Wellbeing News
David Ashford MHK appointed as Minister for Health and Social Care
Chief Minister Howard Quayle MHK has today announced the appointment of David Ashford MHK as Minister for Health and Social Care.
Mr Ashford, who was elected...
Monday, 8 January 2018
Chief Minister accepts Minister’s resignation
Chief Minister Howard Quayle MHK has today, Wednesday 3 January 2018, accepted the resignation of Kate Beecroft MHK as Minister for the Department of Health and...
Wednesday, 3 January 2018
Spend on locum doctors on target to reduce significantly
The Minister for Health and Social Care, Kate Beecroft MHK, has described comments made by Unite the Union’s regional officer Eric Holmes on locum doctors as...
Friday, 22 December 2017
Performances to bring Christmas cheer at Noble’s Hospital
A series of festive performances will take place in the reception area at Noble’s Hospital in the run up to Christmas.
A busy programme of events has been...
Wednesday, 6 December 2017
Help shape the future of health and social care in the west
People are being invited to have their say on the future of health and social care in the west of the Island.
Workshops are being scheduled early next month...
Wednesday, 22 November 2017
DHSC commences programme to reduce staff numbers
The Department of Health and Social Care remains committed to protecting frontline services while taking a further step towards financial sustainability by...
Wednesday, 8 November 2017
Director of Public Health publishes first annual report ‘A Healthy Island?’
A report which provides an independent overview of the health and wellbeing of the population of the Isle of Man is published today (Tuesday 24 October).
‘A...
Tuesday, 24 October 2017
Frontline services to be protected as DHSC freezes recruitment of non-essential roles
Only vacancies that are critical to the delivery of frontline health and social care services are to be recruited to by the Department of Health and Social Care...
Tuesday, 24 October 2017
More than 7,000 now signed up for text message reminders
More than 7,000 people have now signed up to the text message reminder service for outpatient appointments at Noble’s Hospital and Ramsey and District Cottage...
Thursday, 19 October 2017
Chief Minister officially opens Manannan Court
The Chief Minister, Howard Quayle MHK, has officially opened Manannan Court, the Island’s new £7.2 million inpatient mental health facility.
The Chief Minister...
Friday, 13 October 2017
