Manx Care has confirmed how it plans to respond to TT 2025, which is the busiest time of the year for the health and care services.
The Emergency Department at Noble’s Hospital will bring in additional nursing and medical cover to provide an enhanced Trauma Team response as well as capacity to manage everyone.
Manx Care has been working alongside colleagues at the Aintree Major Trauma Centre and The Walton Centre for Neurosciences.
They will provide support for patients who have suffered severe and multiple injuries and require urgent off-island transfer.
Medical Transfers
Medical transfers of those requiring specialist care will be facilitated either by Manx Care’s fixed wing air ambulance service once a patient has been stabilised for transfer at Noble’s, or by the team from GNAAS who are able to fly directly to the scene of an incident to deliver advanced pre-hospital care.
They can also, where necessary, transfer the person directly to a specialist hospital in the North West or to Noble’s Hospital.
The GNAAS helicopters will be based at Langwathby in Cumbria or Eaglescliffe in County Durham, on standby to fly to the island if needed.
Critical Care
The Noble’s Hospital Orthopaedic trauma teams are staffed for the increase in demand, with additional orthopaedic trauma surgeons in place to support the Noble’s team every day during the event as required.
The Critical Care Unit is fully staffed across the TT period to accommodate those who are critically ill and injured, prior to their transfer to the UK.
Additional Radiology support has been secured, given the predicted increase in demand at Ramsey and District Cottage Hospital, and for urgent diagnostic assessment, with additional blood products having been ordered in the event that emergency blood transfusions are required.
Ambulance Service
The Isle of Man Ambulance Service is predicting another busy year, and will receive mutual aid, with five Paramedics and three Critical Care Paramedics arriving from the Southeast of England.
As well as the usual land-based Ambulances, the service will have access to a full fleet of emergency response vehicles including critical care cars, rapid response cars and the A99 helicopter to allow them to reach non-racing incidents in hard-to-reach locations as quickly as possible.
A99 will be staffed by emergency medics from Manx Care.
The TT response will be overseen by senior IMAS Duty Managers operating across a 24/7 shift pattern.
Minor Injuries
The Minor Injuries and Illnesses Unit in Ramsey will be fully staffed across the fortnight, with X-Ray provision on working days between 9am and 5pm.
There will also be x-ray availability between 10am and 4pm on May 24, 25 and 26, and on May 31, June 1 and for the long weekend on June 6, 7 and 8.
Wherever possible, normal services are being maintained across Noble’s Hospital, such as outpatient appointments, blood tests, endoscopy, x-rays and planned operations, with only orthopaedic service being significantly affected due to the TT event.
Members of the public who are attending Noble’s or Ramsey Hospitals for a planned appointment are asked to leave plenty of time for their journey, and to contact the Patient Information Centre on 01624 650103 if you are unable to attend your appointment.
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