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Manx Newscast: Charities against decrease in frequency of cancer screening


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Charities on the Isle of Man are calling on the Department of Health and Social Care to rethink some of the proposals in the Mandate for Manx Care. 

Some of the proposals being made are: 

  • Reduction in acute hospital (mental/physical) bed capacity to support out of hospital care models
  • Changes to prescription eligibility criteria
  • More cost-effective delivery of care in hospital and community

Another proposal is to follow the UK's National Screening Committee and decreasing the frequency of breast and cervical cancer screening from two years to three. 

It's something that's not welcome by these charities:

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