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Tynwald is due to hear about hospital bed capacity and waiting times at Accident & Emergency next week. During the court's April sitting, Onchan MHK Julie Edge will raise the topic in a question to Health Minister Claire Christian. She wants an update on both - this week the Department of Health and Social Care…

Whistleblowing training has not been universally completed across government departments, with workers in some areas lacking the online access needed to complete it. Chief Executive Mark Lewin has confirmed told the Select Committee on Whistleblowing Policy Implementation that the DoI presented particular challenges. “A lot of their workers don’t have online access,” he said. “There…

Government Chief Executive Mark Lewin has told a select committee he does not “interfere” with individual whistleblowing cases, instead focusing on process assurance. Appearing before Tynwald’s Select Committee on Whistleblowing Policy Implementation, Mr Lewin said his role is to ensure systems work, not to intervene in investigations. “I don’t see that as my role of…

It says the building offers a ‘more flexible alternative’ to house government staff A prominent office block in central Douglas was purchased by the government last year for £2.1m. The government says IOMA House on Hope Street was acquired as a ‘more flexible alternative’ to older buildings currently occupied by some public sector workers. Details of the price paid…

Chair of Tynwald committee questions fairness and independence of proposed process The Chair of the Tynwald Select Committee on Whistleblowing has raised concerns about how Peel Town Commissioners intend to investigate a dispute involving one of its elected members. Onchan MHK Julie Edge says the local authority’s plan to carry out an internal investigation into…

Health Minister says future changes expected to improve situation A Tynwald question has highlighted the challenges of obtaining data on mental capacity assessments in health and care settings on the Island. Onchan MHK Julie Edge asked how many individuals over the past five years had been assessed by a qualified medical practitioner as lacking capacity,…

Every five years the people of the Isle of Man have an opportunity to vote in a General Election to choose who will represent them in the House of Keys by electing 24 Members from 12 constituencies, with 2 representatives per area.   Isle of Man Government - the Crown Division in Cabinet Office - is responsible…

Read it here. Source: Hansard, 19 March 2026

A Tynwald select committee investigating the implementation of a 2021 whistleblowing resolution says it needs more time. Chair Julie Edge told Tynwald that while extensive work has been carried out, further evidence sessions are still required. The committee was originally tasked with laying its report by March 2026, for debate by May 2026. Ms Edge,…

A written answer has disclosed that the Office of Human Resources wage bill has risen to over £6million. Onchan MHK Julie Edge asked the Cabinet Office for a full breakdown of how the OHR has expanded over the past six years, after new figures revealed a sharp rise in staffing costs. In a written question…

Health Minister Claire Christian has confirmed that Noble’s Hospital currently operates with 233 beds, a significant reduction from previous years. Tynwald members demanded clarity over how the island’s health service has reached what senior doctors describe as a “critical shortage”. The Minister told the court that Manx Care had verified the 233‑bed figure as the…

Health Minister Claire Christian said in Tynwald that Noble’s Hospital is operating below internationally recognised safe operating levels for bed occupancy. She was responding to an urgent question from Onchan MHK Julie Edge who asked what action was being taken in response to a call by senior doctors for immediate intervention on bed capacity. The…