Island patients wait twice as long as UK for MRI

Wed, 09 Dec 2015

People waiting for an MRI on Island will linger on a list twice as long as their peers in the UK.

That's Onchan MHK Zac Hall - he says the 12-week wait is due to reluctance on the part of the Department of Health and Social Care to man the service on weekends.

308 patients are currently awaiting appointments - Minister Howard Quayle says he has a solution that could half the problem: