More than 2,000 patients underwent surgery between August 2022 and May 2023 where lengthy waiting lists had been identified as a concern for certain conditions.

Since the beginning of Manx Care’s ‘Restoration and Recovery’ (R&R) programme, more than 3,000 surgical procedures have now been delivered, 1,000 diagnostic tests undertaken and 1,000 outpatient appointments delivered.

In October 2022 the R&R programme received £18.3 million in funding from the Isle of Man Government to provide a dedicated service to reduce long waiting lists, one of the actions identified in the Island Plan, which had been further impacted by the pandemic.

The funding has been used to partner with the UK provider Synaptik, which worked alongside the surgical teams already based at Noble’s Hospital to increase Manx Care’s existing capacity and introduce additional teams to perform surgeries, treatments and consultations.