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Annual eye tests are provided free to Isle of Man residents. NHS vouchers are available towards the cost of spectacles. [citation needed] Manx prescription charges have been set at £3.85 per item since September 2010, less than half the charge in England.
Douglas, the capital city in the Isle of Man, home to the seat of government, is where most Government offices and the parliament chambers are located. The Civil Service has more than 2,000 employees and the total number of public sector employees including civil servants, teachers, nurses, police, etc. was 7,413 full-time equivalent on 31 ...
It has always retained its internal self-government. In 1881, the Isle of Man Parliament, Tynwald, became the first national legislative body in the world to give women the right to vote in a general election, although this excluded married women. [16] [b] The Manx economy is bolstered by its status as a tax haven and offshore banking destination.
Manx Care was established in April 2021 by the Government of the Isle of Man as an arm's length organisation, established to focus on delivery of health and social care on the Island. This followed a review by Sir Jonathan Michael. The Department of Health and Social Care continues to be responsible for strategy, planning, policy and regulation.
The island’s chief minister has said the Bill ‘changes the social contract’ on the island and requires a public mandate.
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.
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