The Department of Health and Social Care () is the largest (by number of personnel and budget) of the seven departments of the Isle of Man Government. It was created on 1 April 2014 as a result of a merger of health and social care services from the former Department of Health and Department of Social Care. The intention to merge the two Departments was announced on 2 December 2013 as part of the Council of Ministers' plans to modernise ministerial government. The move was by and large a reversal of one element of the restructuring of the Isle of Man Government in April 2010 which saw the former Department of Health and Social Security split to form the Department of Health and the Department of Social Care.
Functions
- Acute Care
- NobleâÂÂs Hospital
- Referral to tertiary centres in the UK
- Community Care
- Primary Health Care
- Mental Health Care
- Adult Social Care
- Children and Families Social Care
- Public Health
Current and previous Ministers and Members
Ministers for Health and Social Care (1 April 2014 - present)
- (Interim) Alfred Cannan MHK, October 2024 â present
- Lawrie Hooper MHK, November 2022 â October 2024
- Rob Callister MHK, September 2022-November 2022
- Lawrie Hooper MHK, October 2021âÂÂSeptember 2022
- David Ashford MHK, 8 January 2018 - October 2021
- Kate Beecroft MHK, October 2016 - 4 January 2018
- Hon Howard Quayle MHK, 1 April 2014 â October 2016
Former Ministers for Health (1 April 2010 - 31 March 2014)
Former Ministers for Social Care (1 April 2010 - 31 March 2014)
Former Ministers for Health and Social Security (16 December 1986 - 31 March 2010)
Former Chairmen of the Health Services Board
Former Members for Health
- Bill Henderson MHK - Member for Mental Health Services, 7 May 2013 - 3 March 2014.
- Leonard Singer MHK - Member for Mental Health Services, 1 August 2012 - 7 May 2013.
- Dudley Butt MLC - Member for Health Services, 1 April 2010 â 31 March 2014.
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