Isle of Man News, 8 March 2010 – The first pilot course of the Live Well – Stay Well Course for the Isle of Man held at Ramsey and District Cottage Hospital during October / November 2009 has proven to be immensely successful. Live Well – Stay Well is a Chronic Disease Self Management Course [...]
Isle of Man News, 8 March 2010 – The Manx Diabetic Group are very pleased and privileged to have the President of Diabetes UK come to speak at their Annual General Meeting on March 25th
Mr Richard Lane OBE was the first patient to receive a pancreatic cells transplant in the UK. These are the [...]
Isle of Man News, 8 March 2010 – Ian Hughes, Mortuary Manager at Noble’s Hospital is the first in the world to be successful in obtaining a Masters of Science MSc degree in Death, Bereavement and Human Tissue Studies. The MSc was a new distance learning course based at Staffordshire University with Ian being in [...]
Isle of Man News, 8 March 2010 – Following the recent community outbreak of a diarrhoea and vomiting virus which affected staff and patients at Ramsey & District Cottage Hospital, the Department of Health and Social Security is pleased to announce that all beds closed due to the virus are now open. The hospital is [...]
Isle of Man News, 23 February 2010 – The Department of Health and Social Security today announced that the weekly charge for Government run residential care homes (Resource Centres) for older people will increase from the 12th April 2010. This is the annual increase which occurs routinely every year.
The weekly charge will rise from £380.87 [...]
Isle of Man News, 23 February 2010 – The Social Services Division is embarking on a strategic approach of targeting quality Social Care Services at those with greatest need. This includes generating income for the provision of services in a fair and equitable way by charging for these services where it is reasonable to do [...]
Isle of Man News, 16 February 2010 – Isle of Man Bank is offering a solution to Manx residents when the reciprocal healthcare agreement with the UK ends on April 1 2010.
Although emergency treatment at an Accident & Emergency department or from a GP will remain free of charge in the UK for Isle of [...]
Isle of Man News, 15 February 2010 – The Public Health Directorate of the Department of Health and Social Security is organising a campaign to raise awareness of Norovirus and to provide guidance on prevention / containment. Norovirus outbreaks have led to the closure of a large number of hospital wards in the UK.
A leaflet [...]
Isle of Man News, 15 February 2010 – Social Services are looking at how it might provide a better environment for the care and support of older people with mental health problems. Residents of the North of the Island currently use an Elderly Mentally Infirm (EMI) facility in an old ward of Ramsey and District [...]
Isle of Man News, 15 February 2010 – The Department of Health and Social Security will be seeking the approval of Tynwald for supplementary funding in the financial year 2009-10 of £8.5 million. The £8.5 million sought comprises a number of elements, namely:-
£3.5 million is required to meet obligations derived from a 3% pay award [...]
