Body reviews and advises the DHSC
New regulations are being drafted to update the role of the Health Services Consultative Committee (HSCC).
The HSCC is currently tasked with reviewing and advising the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) on the performance, policy and operations of health and care services on the Island.
The committee is composed of lay members who are well placed to act as impartial partners in providing the patient voice in the development of strategy, policy and the delivery of services.
It's hoped the changes will streamline the service to enable it to report more regularly to the DHSC.
The proposed changes will be laid before Tynwald in October.
Department of Health and Social Care Member Dr Michelle Haywood said: "The Department greatly values the insights which lay members can bring to help improve the standard and quality of health and care services.
"However, we believe that patients need a greater voice in the oversight and delivery of health and care and this modernisation will place the new incarnation of the HSCC as a key player in observing, recording and reporting on health and social care provision from the user perspective.
"This will be critical information in helping the Department to develop policies to improve services in the future and we look forward to working with the HSCC towards this goal."
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