Online mental health counselling services paused to save money will resume, the chief minister says.
Two mental health services suspended as part of a programme to make £5m of saving for Manx Care are set to be reinstated, the chief minister has confirmed.
Speaking in the House of Keys, Alfred Cannan the move had been reversed after "an element of concern" surrounding the savings "versus the impact it would have". Manx Care was given an operating budget of £347m this financial year, but projections in September forecasted a £16.8 overspend. Cannan told MHKs, despite those savings having been previously signed off, it had since been deemed "inappropriate at this stage" to pause the mental health support services.The chief minister also outlined further details about the measures suggested by Manx Care as part of another round of efficiencies, which were not supported by the health care provider's board, that the Council of Ministers agreed should not be pursued.
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