Health and Wellbeing News

The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture is reminding people to take simple steps to avoid food poisoning this festive season.  Good food hygiene is...

The Minister for Health and Social Care, Howard Quayle MHK, has today responded to an open letter received by the Department concerning the 2015/16 rent...

Following the approval of the Customs and Excise Acts (Application) (Amendment) Order 2014 at the October sitting of Tynwald, the Treasury is able to confirm...

The formation of a new leadership team for the Department of Health and Social Care is almost complete with a number of vacancies now having been...

A public consultation will launch on Monday 8 December on a draft Bill to amend the Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2006.   The changes proposed include: A ban...

The Department of Health and Social Care’s Older Persons Mental Health Service has been reaccredited by the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Memory Services...

Three Reminiscence or ‘Rem’ Pods, made famous by their appearance on Dragon’s Den, have been donated to the Department of Health and Social Care thanks to the...

A new scheme has been launched by the Department of Health and Social Care which aims to help people with care needs to stay safe, independent and to live at...

A new wave of volunteer recruitment at Noble’s Hospital and Ramsey and District Cottage Hospital has commenced to bolster existing numbers.  Volunteers play an...

The Island’s first ever patient safety conference was held yesterday (20 November) for staff from Noble’s Hospital.  The conference had the aim of maintaining...