Manx Newscast: The Isle of Man Medical Society responds
Manx Newscast
Thursday, 3 October 2024 - 37 minutes
Planned changes by Manx Care to slash surgical lists will lead to people waiting longer to be treated according to the Isle of Man Medical Society.
The healthcare body is reducing the number of elective theatre sessions by an average of 5.5 per week as a cost-cutting measure.
The society's President Elect, Dr Sean Crerand, and Chair, Dr Prakash Thiagarajan, told Siobhan Fletcher it will 'exacerbate' an already significant backlog:
