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News around Isle of Man

Manx Care seeking arbitration on pay deal for MPTC staff

Further to the statement issued by Manx Care on 23 March 2022 in regard to the offer of a 4% pay increase for its MPTC staff (copied below for reference), and following talks yesterday between Management representatives and staff side representatives, …

Financial Sanctions: Russia General Licence

General licence – IOM/2022/RUS014
The Treasury has the power to issue General Licences for financial and trade sanctions regimes under a number of Regulations.
On 30 March 2022, the Treasury issued General Licence IOM/2022/RUS014 under regulation 64 of…

Visiting restricted across Manx Care settings

Due to the current level of community spread of Covid-19 within the Isle of Man, increases in the number of patients with Covid-19 in hospital and subsequent limits on available staff due to Covid-19 absence, Manx Care is making changes to its visiting…

Island encouraged to take part in Platinum Jubilee celebrations

Islanders are encouraged to commemorate Her Majesty the Queen on becoming the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee after 70 years of service.
The official Jubilee celebration will take place over an extended bank holiday from Thursday …

On-Island provider sought for distribution of cannabis based prescriptions

The Department of Health and Social Care is looking to partner with an on-Island community pharmacy to provide an import and dispensing service locally for Cannabis Based Medicinal Products (CBMP). 
This means that patients with private prescriptions f…

Support for those on lowest incomes and families receiving Child Benefit in face of rising energy prices

The Isle of Man Government is bringing forward two financial schemes to support those on the lowest incomes and families receiving Child Benefit, following today’s announcement by Manx Gas that tariffs will rise a further 58% from Friday 1 April 2022. …

Financial Sanctions: Russia General Licence

General licence – IOM/2022/RUS013
The Treasury has the power to issue General Licences for financial and trade sanctions regimes under a number of Regulations. 
On 29 March 2022, the Treasury issued General Licence IOM/2022/RUS013 under regulation 64 o…

All Health and Social Care sites become smoke free

Residential, care and supported living premises will ban smoking from 1 April, making all Department of Health and Social Care and Manx Care sites smoke free.
This is the final stage of introducing the smoke free policy, and means that smoking will no …

Diane Kelsey MLC appointed Isle of Man Armed Forces Champion

Diane Kelsey MLC has been appointed as the Isle of Man Government’s Armed Forces Champion.
In the role, the politician who spent 23 years as an Engineer Officer with the Royal Air Force (RAF) will encourage recognition and support for men and women, wh…

Feedback sought on proposed levy on banks

Views are being sought on the proposed introduction of a levy on banks to fund the operating costs of the Isle of Man’s Resolution Authority.
A consultation on the Bank (Recovery and Resolution) Act 2020 Administrative Levy Order 2022 has been publishe…