Department of Health and Social Care (Isle of Man)

Department of Health and Social Care
Department overview
Formed 1 April 2014
Preceding agencies
Jurisdiction Isle of Man
Headquarters Crookall House, Demesne Road, Douglas, Isle of Man
Employees 2,521.28[1] FTE
Annual budget £238,567,100 gross (£181,009,900 net) for 2015/16[2]
Minister responsible
  • David Ashford MHK, Minister for Health and Social Care
Department executive
  • Malcolm Couch, Chief Executive
Website www.gov.im/dhsc
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The Department of Health and Social Care (Manx: Rheynn Slaynt as Kiarail y Theay) 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 modernize ministerial government.[3] 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
  • 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)

  • David Ashford MHK, 8 January 2018 -
  • Kate Beecroft MHK, October 2016 - 4 January 2018
  • Hon Howard Quayle MHK, 1 April 2014 – October 2016

Members for Health and Social Care (1 April 2014 - present)

  • Dudley Butt MLC - Member for Health Services, 1 April 2014 – present.
  • Alfred Cannan MHK - Member for Housing Services and for Children and Families Services, 1 April 2014 – present.
  • David Quirk MHK - Member for Adult Services, 1 April 2014 – present.
  • Michael Coleman MLC - Member for Mental Health Services and for Corporate Governance, 1 April 2014 – present.

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 Department of Health and Social Security (1 April 1986 - 16 December 1986)

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 – 31 March 2014.

References

  1. "Budget Report and Estimates 2015-16" (PDF). Treasury. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  2. "Budget Report and Estimates 2015-16" (PDF). Treasury. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  3. "Chief Minister announces move to smaller, stronger Government". Cabinet Office. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  4. Patin, Charles Guy: The Early Days - The introduction of the Manx National Health Service, p. 34. Pantin Publishing, printed by The Copy Shop. ISBN 0-9550191-0-9.
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