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Stu Peters MHK joins Department of Infrastructure

Infrastructure Minister Chris Thomas MHK has welcomed Stu Peters MHK to the Department.
Mr Peters’ role will primarily focus on assisting with work undertaken by the Highway Services Division.
Minister Thomas said:

‘I am delighted that Stu is joining …

UNESCO Biosphere Isle of Man: Young nature writers rewarded

The winners and runners up in the Young Nature Writer 2022 competition have been announced.
The annual competition is run each spring and summer by UNESCO Biosphere Isle of Man, partnering with Manx Wildlife Trust (MWT), Isle of Man Newspapers and, fo…

Changes to memberships of government departments

The Council of Ministers has agreed changes to the political membership of three government departments.
Tim Crookall MHK joins the Department for Enterprise, Rob Mercer MLC joins the Department of Home Affairs and Stu Peters MHK joins the Department o…

Hundreds of new homes with planning approvals in place

The number of planning approvals for new homes through new developments or conversions on brownfield sites is rising.
Data from the Residential Land Availability Study 2022, a study that monitors the rate of housing delivery and land availability, indi…

Care Quality Commission reports published on Dental and Adult Social Care services

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today published reports by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) into its recent inspections of Dental clinics and Adult Social Care service providers.
These inspections covered Community Dental services …

First set of CQC inspection reports published

The first set of Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessment reports are now available to view on the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) External Quality Regulation website.
This set of reports covers 56 providers within Adult social care (ASC) s…

Maternity team provides Pregnancy Passports to parents

Manx Care’s Maternity team is pleased to be working with MAMA (Mums and Midwives Awareness) Academy to provide “Pregnancy Passports” to parents, with the aim of helping more babies arrive safely.
MAMA Academy created the A5 Pregnancy Passport for healt…

Manx Care is inviting Isle of Man residents over age 50 to get their Covid and Seasonal Flu vaccinations

From today, Monday 17 October 2022, all Isle of Man residents in the below categories will be able to book their Covid and seasonal flu vaccinations online.
Categories:

Aged 50 and over
Pregnant
At higher risk due to health condition
Immunosuppressed