Health and Wellbeing News
Schools to merge as reorganisation concludes
The Department of Education and Children is taking the final step in its reorganisation of separate infant and junior schools into single through primary...
Wednesday, 26 June 2013
'Food for Thought' at Nutrition Conference
The Department of Health’s Nutrition Conference entitled ‘Food for Thought’, led by the Noble's Hospital Nutrition Action Group (NAG), was held recently and...
Wednesday, 26 June 2013
New Neonatal Unit at Noble's Hospital will see exceptional facilities for seriously ill babies
Enabling works will commence this week for the new £4m Neonatal Unit (also known as the Special Care Baby Unit) at Noble’s Hospital. The new Unit is being...
Tuesday, 25 June 2013
New Wound Management and Podiatry Clinic at Ramsey and District Cottage Hospital officially opened
The new Wound Management and Podiatry Clinic at Ramsey and District Cottage Hospital was officially opened today. The new clinic is in the hospital’s old...
Monday, 17 June 2013
Noble's Hospital Hearing Aid Service looks to reduce number of hearing aids lost by patients
Due to the large number of hearing aids being lost by patients, the Audiology Department at Noble’s Hospital is introducing a modest charge to replace them....
Friday, 14 June 2013
Are People in the Isle of Man gambling with their guts?
People in the Isle of Man may be putting their health at risk when cooking at home, if a new survey carried out in the North West of England by the Food...
Monday, 10 June 2013
20 years later - Department of Health's chief ambulance officer retires
The Department of Health’s Chief Ambulance Officer, Steve Sieling is retiring after 20 years of service with the Isle of Man Ambulance Service.
Steve, who...
Thursday, 30 May 2013
Changes to age related exemptions for prescription and dental charges from 1 June
The public are being reminded that, following the approval of Tynwald at its April sitting, exemption from prescription and dental charges on age grounds is...
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
'TT Circuit for Labour and Birth' helps to teach expectant parents
The Jane Crookall Maternity Unit (JCMU) at Noble's Hospital is introducing a new initiative on 29 May 2013 to promote and educate pregnant women about the...
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
League of friends donate Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) machine to Noble's Hospital
The Department of Health has received a wonderful donation from the Noble's Hospital League of Friends for a new, state-of-the-art Optical Coherence Tomography...
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
