The Department of Health ( gv, Rheynn Slaynt) was a department of the

Isle of Man Government The Isle of Man Government ( gv, Reiltys Ellan Vannin) is the government of the Isle of Man. The formal head of the Isle of Man Government is the Lieutenant Governor, the personal representative of Charles III. The executive head is the Chief M ...

. It was created on 1 April 2010, taking on the health services and public health functions of the former

Department of Health and Social Security The Department of Health and Social Security (commonly known as the DHSS) was a ministry of the British government in existence for twenty years from 1968 until 1988, and was headed by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Services. His ...

. On 1 August 2012 the Isle of Man's Mental Health Services were transferred from the

Department of Social Care The Department of Social Care ( gv, Rheynn Kiarail y Theay) was a department of the Isle of Man Government. It was created on 1 April 2010, taking on the social services and social security functions of the former Department of Health and Socia ...

to the Department of Health, which also saw the creation of a post for a second Member for the Department with specific responsibility for Mental Health. On 2 December 2013 as part of the Council of Ministers' plans to modernize ministerial government it was announced that the Department of Health and the Department of Social Care (with the exception of Social Security, which would move to Treasury) would merge on 1 April, subject to the approval of

Tynwald Tynwald ( gv, Tinvaal), or more formally, the High Court of Tynwald ( gv, Ard-whaiyl Tinvaal) or Tynwald Court, is the legislature of the Isle of Man. It consists of two chambers, known as the branches of Tynwald: the directly elected House of ...

. The move was by and large a reversal of one element of the restructuring of the Isle of Man Government in April 2010 which saw the former

split to form the Department of Health and the

. During its existence, the Department of Health was the largest in terms of personnel, which is estimated to stand at 1,983.51 full-time equivalent employees at 31 March 2014, representing approx. 25% of central government's public sector workforce.

Functions

*Acute Care *Primary Care *Public Health *Mental Health *Nurse and Medical Education and Training

Former Ministers and Members

Former Ministers for Health

*Hon Howard Quayle MHK, 3 March 2014 - 31 March 2014. * Hon David Anderson MHK, 1 April 2010 – 3 March 2014.

Former Ministers for Health and Social Security (16 December 1968 - 31 March 2010)

*Hon

Eddie Teare William Edward "Eddie" Teare, (born 10 May 1948) is a Manx politician, who was the Minister of the Treasury from 2011 to 2016 after holding other ministerial positions. He was MHK (Member of the House of Keys) for Ayre from 2004 to 2016, having ...

MHK, 15 December 2006 - 31 March 2010. *Hon Steve Rodan MHK, 30 June 2004 - 15 December 2006. *Hon

Clare Christian Clare Margaret Christian OBE CP (born 11 September 1945) is a Manx politician, who was President of Tynwald until 2016. She is a former member of the Legislative Council and former Health Minister in the Isle of Man Government. Christian is ...

MLC, 6 December 1996 - 30 June 2004. *Hon

Bernie May Bernie May may refer to: * Bernie May (politician) Bernard May MHK (born 6 July 1941) is a British politician and entrepreneur, who was a Member of the House of Keys in the Isle of Man and Government Minister. Early life and career Born on 6 ...

MHK, 18 December 1991 - 6 December 1996. *Hon Jim Cain MHK, 19 December 1989 - 18 December 1991. *Hon Tony Brown MHK, 16 December 1986 - 19 December 1989.

Former Chairmen of the Department of Health and Social Security (1 April 1986 - 16 December 1986)

* Arnold Callin MHK, 1 April 1986 - 16 December 1986. Health functions were part of the Department of Health and Social Security prior to the formation of the Department for Health on 1 April 2010.

Former Chairmen of the Health Services Board

* Arnold Callin MHK, 15 December 1981 - 31 March 1986. *

Bert Creer Bert or BERT may refer to: Persons, characters, or animals known as Bert *Bert (name), commonly an abbreviated forename and sometimes a surname *Bert, a character in the poem "Bert the Wombat" by The Wiggles; from their 1992 album Here Comes a Son ...

MHK, 1975 - 15 December 1981. *Unknown 1971 - 1975. *

Cecil McFee Cecil may refer to: People with the name * Cecil (given name), a given name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name) * Cecil (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Places Canada *Cecil, Alberta, ...

MHK, 1967 - 1971. * Sir Charles Kerruish MHK, 1955 - 1967. *

Thomas Cowin Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the A ...

MHK, 6 July 1948Patin, Charles Guy: ''The Early Days - The introduction of the Manx National Health Service'', p. 34. Pantin Publishing, printed by The Copy Shop. . - 1955.

Former Members for Health

* Bill Henderson MHK - Member for Mental Health Services, 7 May 2013 - 3 March 2014. *

Dudley Butt Dudley Butt MLC (born 1946) was a Member of the Legislative Council and Tynwald in the Isle of Man. He is a former Detective Chief Inspector of the Isle of Man Constabulary. Early life and education Dudley Michael William Butt is the son of R ...

MLC - Member for Health Services, 1 April 2010 – 31 March 2014. *

Leonard Singer Leonard Ian Singer (27 January 1943 – 27 December 2023) was a British politician and pharmacist based in Ramsey, Isle of Man. Life and career Leonard Ian Singer was born in Manchester on 27 January 1943. He qualified as a pharmacist in 1966 ...

MHK - Member for Mental Health Services, 1 August 2012 - 7 May 2013.

References

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