IoM Social Care will be subject to more scrutiny to drive up standards and ensure the safety of patients.
A "new era" is being heralded as the Isle of Man government appoints an organisation called the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to develop a system of independent inspections.
It comes after a independent review in 2019 recommended that Health and Social care services should be delivered "at arm's length" from the government.
Work has now started on an assessment framework and the first round of inspections will be held between April and October next year.
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