Elective surgery cuts will not 'waste' previous efforts to reduce waiting times, health bosses say.
The Isle of Man's healthcare provider has committed to restoring theatre lists "as soon as possible" following a reduction in elective surgery to reduce an estimated £16.8m overspend.
Manx Care said the action was "not ideal" but modelling had calculated previous money spent on reducing waiting lists would "not be wasted".began in 2022 to reduce waiting times for elective orthopaedic, general surgery and ophthalmology procedures. The reduction of elective theatre lists would cut a monthly spend of £84,000 a month on bank theatre and anaesthetic staff, which had been seen in the first four months of the financial year due to several vacancies, it said.
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