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Manx Newscast: MHK claims Manx Care staff were 'gagged' by health care body

Manx Newscast

Friday, 31 January 2025 - 13 minutes

Manx Care has denied attempting to ‘gag’ its staff from speaking out over cuts being made in the health service.

It says no specific directive has been issued instructing them not to discuss the current reduction in services.

Earlier this week Douglas East MHK Joney Faragher had planned to ask an urgent question in the House of Keys about planned cuts to services. 

However this did not go ahead due to the absence of Health and Social Care Minister Claire Christian. 

Ms Faragher told Manx Radio the ‘information vacuum’ about off-Island surgery was ‘unforgivable’:

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