Some £10,000 has been spent on rebranding and new-look signs for Manx Care.

A total of 106 signs have been updated at 11 primary and acute care sites across the island.

But bosses at the new health body insists that to save money, existing signs have been re-covered rather than replaced.

A spokesman confirmed that approximately £10,000 has been spent on re-branding work and installation of signage for Manx Care.

But she added: ’In order to provide best value for money and keep any spend to a minimum, the existing signs have been re-covered rather than replaced.

’Aside from those, a number of additional signs exist across Manx Care’s estate which are generic and un-branded.

’These have not been replaced; this will only be done when the signs become damaged or illegible.’

Manx Care said that where any work has been outsourced, it has been undertaken by island-based firms to ensure that any money spent has been invested back into the local economy.

Asked about other Manx Care branding, the spokesman said: ’With regard to letterheads and collateral such as ID badges, these are generated electronically and so digital systems and templates have been updated with the new Manx Care branding in order to produce these.’

Manx Care went live on April 1 in what has been billed at the biggest shake-up of the island’s health service in decades.

Run at arm’s length from government, it is responsible for delivering health and social care services - and was one of the key recommendations of the independent Sir Jonathan Michael review of the consistently overspending Manx NHS.

The organisation is led by a newly-appointed executive leadership team and has become the employer of around 2,500 health and care staff.

It is required to make at least 1% efficiency savings. But the new management structure has created 13 new roles at an extra cost of £3,536,123.