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Health Minister eyes up better stroke facilities

Howard Quayle MHK

Stroke patients could see a significant improvement in on-Island services:

 
That's the Health and Social Care Minister - who'll be asking for permission to build the extension at Noble's Hospital. 
 
It follows a scathing report which spotlighted the Isle of Man as being "in the bottom half" of stroke care in the British Isles. 
 
Patients now remain on Ward 7 rather than being transferred to Ward 20 for rehabilitation - Howard Quayle says he can't reveal how much it will cost: 
 

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