Tynwald approves £18.3M funding to clash waiting lists

Fri, 21 Oct 2022

Manx Care will receive £18.3 million of Government funding to continue its work to reduce the Island’s Orthopaedic, Ophthalmology and General Surgery waiting lists.

This follows a Supplementary Vote tabled by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) on Tuesday during the October sitting of Tynwald.

The funding will support the delivery of Phase Two of Manx Care’s ‘Restoration and Recovery of Elective Activity’ programme which is already underway in conjunction with clinicians from Synaptik, Manx Care’s strategic partner in this activity.

The funding for this activity will be ring-fenced by the DHSC and will sit separately from Manx Care’s annual budget.

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