Health and Wellbeing News

Outpatient appointment reminders go digital

Following the success of the text message reminder service for Noble’s Hospital outpatient appointments which launched last October – the Department of Health...
Friday, 31 March 2017

Public invited to sign up for GP app

Following on from strong public demand for enrolment to Patient Access, the free digital facility that allows people to view their own health information...
Wednesday, 22 March 2017

Patients assured of first class service with experienced transport provider

Isle of Man residents travelling to the North West of England for medical appointments can be assured of a “first class service” during their transfer between...
Thursday, 16 March 2017

NSC offers something for all in society

The National Sports Centre (NSC) has something for everyone in society, including those with disabilities, recovering from illness and injury and seeking to...
Wednesday, 15 March 2017

First GP education session of 2017

The first GP education session of 2017 takes place on Tuesday 14 March. Routine GP appointments will not be available that afternoon, however urgent...
Monday, 13 March 2017

Next phase of health service reviews to commence this autumn

The programme of independent, external peer reviews of the Island’s health services is set to resume this autumn.  The next phase of reviews will be split...
Friday, 10 March 2017

New £7.2 million mental health facility nears completion

The Island’s new acute inpatient mental health unit, Manannan Court, is nearing completion with the facility expected to welcome its first patients at the end...
Friday, 10 March 2017

Statement regarding Liverpool Patient Transfers

The Isle of Man Government has a significant number of contractual arrangements with external providers of goods, equipment and services in both the private and...
Monday, 6 March 2017

Public encouraged to ‘be clear’ on bowel cancer

The Department of Health and Social Careis supporting the UK’s ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ bowel cancer screening campaign.  The campaign launched across the North...
Thursday, 2 March 2017

Isle of Man to support Syrian refugees with additional funding

The Isle of Man Government is strengthening its support for organisations dealing with the humanitarian crisis caused by the conflict in Syria. An additional...
Friday, 17 February 2017