Charity rejects £90K funding offer as 'insufficient' 

“This is not a "nice to have" service but is a life-saving and life improving service.” - HBOT IOM

The charity has spent £1.5 million refurbishing its premises, on Peel Road in Douglas, and registered with the department, at significant cost, in order to be eligible for financial support.

It says if ‘satisfactory’ support had been forthcoming for diving casualties the charity would have offered its services for non-emergency conditions at no charge for 200 patients a year.

This, HBOT IOM says, would have produced ‘significant savings’ for Manx Care.

Vice Chairman Ken Kinrade says the offer from government was ‘exceptionally frustrating and disappointing’:

HBOT IOM has now written an open letter to the Department of Health and Social Care outlining its concerns. 

You can read it in full HERE.

In response the DHSC told Manx Radio: "Department of Health and Social Care officers remain in detailed dialogue with the charity and engagement will continue as matters are considered by the next administration.

“Due to pre-election restrictions, designed to retain impartiality and avoid causing any distraction from candidates’ campaigns, the Isle of Man Government is unable to comment further at this stage.”