Minister trying to find extra money for Health Service

Wednesday, 16 March 2016 00:00

It's time to find new ways to pump additional funds into the Island's Health Service:

The Health and Social Care Minister voiced his concerns about finances in Tynwald yesterday.

Each individual Manx resident now pays an average of £2,387 into the service - however at Noble's Hospital last year there was still an overspend of £10 million.

Howard Quayle says it's time to look at how the money's balanced to stop staff lobbying in silo to suit other agendas:

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