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