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Public consultation on private healthcare

Latest stage of service review

A public consultation is being launched today aiming to help shape the future of private healthcare in the Isle of Man.   

 

The seven-week consultation is the latest stage in a major review of current and future private health services at Noble’s Hospital.

 

Feedback is being invited from members of the public, professional bodies, local businesses and other organisations with ideas about the type of private facility and services which would best suit the Isle of Man.

 

Health and Social Care Minister David Ashford says three main options have been considered regarding how best to run private medical services in the future: forming a partnership with a third party provider; continuing to run private services in-house; or outsourcing the operation, in whole or in part.

 

The private patient unit (PPU) closed in January 2019 on a temporary basis and a full refurbishment is being arranged.

 

Since the closure, the PPU has been decommissioned.

 

The department says staff who wished to take on other positions in the hospital have been redeployed in line with their preferences, while a number of consultants continue to offer outpatient clinics and diagnostic tests for private patients elsewhere at Noble’s.

 

The consultation is available on the government consultation hub.

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