Practice Nurse Isle of Man

05/08/2025

A useful little video about some of the changes and pressures on primary care (general practice)

23/01/2025

We want your input!

As part of the Government’s Homelessness Strategy, we are launching a survey to determine public perceptions on homelessness.

The results will form part of the Island’s Homelessness Needs Assessment, which will highlight gaps and opportunities for action in this area.

The survey
➡️ is open to anyone aged 16 and over
➡️ will take about 15 to 20 minutes to complete
➡️ closes on 27 January

Find out more and complete the survey here www.gov.im/homelessnesssurvey

28/09/2023

If you feel that you have received exceptional care from your practitioners and you would like to nominate them for a grant, contact the Secretary of the Trust at secretary@hbnhealthcaretrust.org.im.

You can find details of the GP Grants how to go about contacting the Trust on their website- https://www.hbnhealthcaretrust.org.im

https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/henry-bloom-noble-healthcare-trust-launches-new-grant-scheme/

Aims to help patients before referral to secondary care

13/09/2023

09/09/2023

31/08/2023

Here’s your chance to speak up about women’s health

https://consult.gov.im/manx-care/womens-health-strategy-consultation/consultation/subpage.2023-08-22.4924037715/

04/08/2023

Anyone age 70-80 is eligible for a one off, free, shingles vaccine. This vaccine has been widely used for decades and helps to protect from shingles and the potential associated debilitating long term pain. You can book your shingles vaccine at your surgery through the nursing team

Are you eligible for the shingles vaccine and wondering if you need it? Or not sure if you are eligible at all? What are the benefits of the shingles vaccine...

24/07/2023

To all our nursing colleagues striking tomorrow- especially our practice nurse family- thank you. . 👩🏻‍⚕️🧑‍⚕️

24/07/2023

2 month figures for missed appointments- that’s a LOT. did you know if you need to cancel your appointment, you can use the patient online app, and many practices provide a ‘cancel’ link on their text reminder.

22/07/2023

17/07/2023

In July 1907 the new Ramsey Cottage Hospital opened its doors to the public for the very first time. The land and buildings had been donated by the Henry Bloom Noble Trust and the Baume Trust gave an endowment of £1000. As the deeds and keys were handed over to Mr Cruickshank, chairman of the local committee, he noted that Ramsey 'now had the most up-to-date cottage hospital in England' where instead of sending people 16 miles when they suffered an accident, patients could now be 'attended to on the spot.'

📰 Read the Peel City Guardian report on the hospital opening: https://bit.ly/3qAOvVL
📷Image on iMuseum - Opening of Ramsey Cottage Hospital: https://bit.ly/3X6pRbW

Discover more stories by searching for free the Isle of Man Newspapers 1792-1960 at https://www.imuseum.im/newspapers/

17/07/2023

PANIC ATTACKS - personal first aid 💙

A good friend messaged me today to say she felt a panic attack coming on and what should she do.
She had already done the hardest part- noticed the feeling, knew what it meant, and reached out for a safety net. We followed, by message, the following-
1. Find a safe space and let someone know you’ll need a few minutes (she was at work).
2. Stop, sit, and breathe through the nose. Feel the cold air moving in the nostrils and the warm air moving out. Every time you notice a distracting thought, come back to feeling the breathe
3. Put a talk down track on. Many are available, I chose this for her as it’s free, short, and English https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5etqf1LNa1A&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title
4. I asked her to message me at the end, to see how she was doing, so we could work together on another plan if she needed.

Panic attacks are scary stuff. Take care of you, be kind to you, show yourself compassion and try the above talk down regime to help recalibrate how you feel x