Minister for Health and Social Care Claire Christian says the delays will impact about 600 patients.
The cancellation of non-urgent, off-island procedures could save an estimated £1m, the Health and Social Care Minister has said.to some upcoming on-island elective surgeries, as well as cancellations to non-urgent procedures in Liverpool and Manchester - until 31 March.
But MHK Ann Corlett said rescheduling appointments to after 31 March was "not a saving", but merely pushing those costs into the next financial year. In mid-January, Manx Care took the first steps towards cutting back on some forthcoming on-island elective surgeries - as part of a raft of stated cost-cutting measures - but thatMHK Joney Faragher questioned whether the health minister was aware "how scary" the situation had been for the general public, and "how let down people are feeling by our health service".
Furthermore, the department had backed a review of the care delivered off-island with Christian suggesting it was "good for patients" as they would not be inconvenienced in travelling for "unnecessary" appointments.
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