The Isle of Man's 111 Covid-19 helpline will be repurposed into a "single front door for health services", the health minister has said.
Lawrie Hooper said turning the helpline into a broader, non-urgent service would help take pressure off the emergency department and GP surgeries.Currently under the control of the Cabinet Office, funding ofto transfer it to Manx Care and keep the response team in place for the next financial year. Mr Hooper said the line had been "really successful" during the pandemic and would still be needed in its current form "at least for the short term".
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