Health and Wellbeing News

As part of its recently launched Digital Future strategy, Noble’s Hospital has introduced a new service to send outpatient appointment reminders by SMS text...

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and Cabinet Office’s Government Technology Service (GTS) have joined forces to create a new post to drive...

Despite a recent tendering exercise, the Department of Health and Social Care has been unable to identify an external provider of day services for older people...

The West Midlands Quality Review Service has published its sixth report as part of the ongoing external peer reviews of the Island’s health services.  The...

Stoptober, the biggest stop smoking challenge of its kind, launches on 1 October with the aim of encouraging people to quit smoking for 28 days. The...

A sports taster day for Castle Rushen High School’s newest students on Friday was a success. The event is staged annually by Manx Sport and Recreation (MSR),...

The third GP education session of 2016 takes place on the afternoon of Wednesday 21 September, with a focus on safeguarding, ensuring GPs are up to date on the...

There has been a significant increase in the number of people using the Island’s Minor Ailment Scheme, up by 136% since 2014.  Almost 2,000 people were treated...

The Isle of Man Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is supporting local charity Finley’s Tracks in its efforts to secure access to a new treatment...

Over 3,000 people have so far signed up to use Patient Access, the online service that allows individuals to manage their GP appointments, view and order...