Island Plan: Gov't to tackle hospital waiting times

The Manx government is planning to cut hospital waiting times as part of its vision to provide "a high quality health service".

The Manx government is expected to tackle hospital waiting times as part of a five year plan to provide a "comprehensive, high-quality and fully integrated"  health service on the Isle of Man. 

That's just one of the visions outlined in the recently published 'Island Plan'.

A spokesman said it's a government priority to cut waiting times and improve access to social care services.

Earlier this year the Manx treasury approved £1.86m of funding for Manx Care to tackle waiting list backlogs.

The health body is using the money to employ NHS partner, Medefer to provide 10,000 virtual consultations.