Health Minister eyes up better stroke facilities

Thursday, 18 February 2016 00:00

Stroke patients could see a significant improvement in on-Island services:

That's the Health and Social Care Minister - who'll be asking for permission to build the extension at Noble's Hospital.

It follows a scathing report which spotlighted the Isle of Man as being "in the bottom half" of stroke care in the British Isles.

Patients now remain on Ward 7 rather than being transferred to Ward 20 for rehabilitation - Howard Quayle says he can't reveal how much it will cost:

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