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News around Isle of Man

Budget 2023 at a glance

The income tax personal allowance will remain at £14,500 for a resident individual and £29,000 for a jointly assessed couple
For higher earners, the personal allowance will be tapered and reduced by £1 for every £2 that a person’s total income is abov…

Labour market report: January 2023

The latest labour market report, compiled and published by the Statistics Isle of Man team at the Cabinet Office, shows that 297 people were registered as unemployed in January 2023.
The figure increased by 5 persons from the previous month (December …

Hospice services reviewed by CQC

Hospice Isle of Man has been praised for its ‘strong team working culture’ and treatment of patients in the latest report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). 
The CQC found the service to be effective, caring, responsive and well-led. However, it did…

Manx Care colleagues celebrate at their inaugural colleague award ceremony

By category, the winners and runners up are:
The Tooms Building Contractors Ltd Award for Quality and Safety 
WINNER:

Operating Department (OD) Team – Noble’s Hospital 

RUNNERS-UP:

Practice Development Team – development of the Preceptorship Program…

Emergency Care Assistants celebrate their graduation

Five Isle of Man Ambulance Service (IMAS) colleagues are celebrating after completing their qualifications to become Emergency Care Assistants (ECAs).
Andrew Traynor, Rob Keelan, Stephanie Woods, Harry Brown and Rebekah Rollins began studying for their…

Autumn booster and first booster offer close this week

The Covid-19 Autumn Booster campaign and the offer for individuals to receive their autumn dose or first booster dose closes this Friday, 24 February 2023. 
We encourage everyone who is currently eligible for a first booster and is yet to come forward …

Government responds to Youth Justice Report

The Council of Ministers have outlined how Government plans to tackle the issues, including early intervention and alternative options to custody for young people, highlighted by the Youth Justice report.
The original report, from the Constitutional, L…

Financial Sanctions: Russia General Licence

General licence – IOM/2022/RUS021
The Treasury has the power to issue General Licences for financial and trade sanctions regimes under a number of Regulations. 
On 24 May 2022, the Treasury issued General Licence IOM/2022/RUS021 under regulation 64 of …

Financial Sanctions: Russia General Licence

General licence – IOM/2022/RUS019 
The Treasury has the power to issue General Licences for financial and trade sanctions regimes under a number of Regulations. 
On 11 May 2022, the Treasury issued General Licence IOM/2022/RUS019 under regulation 64 of…