Recruitment efforts for new nurses paying off

Mon, 23 May 2016

The average age of nurses on the Isle of Man is "too high" and work is being done to bring it down.

That's according to the Health and Social Care Minister who says renewed recruitment efforts are in full swing.

19 registered nurses have recently been appointed - recruiters have also attended universities in Belfast and Dundee to try and attract students.

Howard Quayle says the department has also removed the barrier of expensive relocation costs: