Isle of Man health system ‘should be adopted here’

THE Isle of Man has developed a good model healthcare system that would provide an alternative to the Hanly Report, independent deputy Dr Jerry Cowley said yesterday.

A report on the Delivery of Health Services to rural populations in Britain and Ireland has found that acute hospitals backed up by smaller cottage hospitals is the best way forward.

The report was carried out by the British-Irish Inter-Parliamentary Body to find a solution to the health crisis facing rural communities.