Over 3,000 operations have been delivered as part of the second phase of the Restoration and Recovery (R&R) Programme.
More than 847 patients had a hip or knee replaced, 1,794 had their sight improved through cataract operations and 515 had hernias repaired or gallbladders removed.
Since Manx Care’s R&R Programme began in November 2021 a total of over 3,600 operations have now been delivered, over 1,900 diagnostic tests undertaken and more than 300 mental health referrals supported.
R&R programme
The £18.3 million second phase of the programme focused on reducing waiting lists for orthopaedic (knee and hip), ophthalmic (cataracts) and general surgery procedures.
This was successful in all three areas, reducing the number of people waiting for an operation as well as the amount of time spent on the waiting list.
Between assessment and operation the average wait time for ophthalmology has been reduced by 33 weeks, for orthopaedics by 16 weeks and general surgery by 28 weeks.
The waiting lists have also been reduced by 83%, 47% and 60% for those areas.
Report on phase two
The operations have been delivered by Manx Care Clinical teams and UK provider PHL Synaptik, who were commissioned to work 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.
The final report on phase two providing a detailed update on the programme, will be laid before the June sitting of Tynwald.
It gives an overview of the amount spent, number of operations delivered and current waiting times as part of the programme.
The final report is available to read on the Tynwald Register of Business.
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