Tynwald asked to back new mental health strategy

Monday, 14 December 2015 00:00

It's not about improving on a bad mental health service - it's about striving for perfection.

That's the message from the Department of Health and Social Care which will be presenting a new five-year strategy on the topic to Tynwald this week:

That's Minister Howard Quayle - he says it's an attempt by the department to trailblaze a way forward:

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