Manx Care was established in April 2021 by the

Government of the Isle of Man The Council of Ministers ( gv, Coonseil ny Shirveishee; often abbreviated informally to "CoMin") is the principal executive organ of the Isle of Man Government. Its role is similar to, though not identical with, that of the Cabinet in the United ...

as an arm's length organisation, established to focus on delivery of health and social care on the Island. This followed a review by Sir

Jonathan Michael Sir Jonathan Michael is a British nephrologist and medical executive. From 2000 to 2007, he was the chief executive of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust where he received his medical training, qualifying in 1970, before his 20-year career as a clini ...

. The

Department of Health and Social Care (Isle of Man) The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is a department of His Majesty's Government responsible for government policy on health and adult social care matters in England, along with a few elements of the same matters which are not otherwis ...

continues to be responsible for strategy, planning, policy and regulation. Its offices are at Noble's Hospital. Sir Andrew Foster is the chair of the organisation. It has established a partnership with the

Great North Air Ambulance The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) is a registered charity and air ambulance based in the United Kingdom. It operates a dedicated helicopter emergency service for the North of England with three aircraft. It serves North Yorkshire, ...

to transfer acutely ill patients. In November 2021 Foster reported a lack of progress with community-based care and the identification of services that would be better delivered off the island and problems with sharing data across different parts of the organisation. An 18-week referral to treatment target, similar to that in the English NHS, was seen as a considerable challenge according to

Lawrie Hooper Lawrie Lee Hooper is a Welsh-born Manx politician who is the leader of Liberal Vannin Party and current Minister for the Department of Enterprise. He represented Ramsey Ramsey may refer to: Geography British Isles * Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, ...

in February 2022. It is intended to have a three-year mandate with a three-year operational plan, and a three-year budget from the Treasury. The budget in 2022 was £250 million.

References

{{reflist Medical and health organisations based in the Isle of Man 2021 establishments in the United Kingdom