Future inspections of the Isle of Man's health service will prioritise "high risk areas", a minister has said.
Health Minister Lawrie Hooper said services in the worst state would be reassessed first when the UK watchdog returns next year.The wave of assessments of Manx Care's direct and commissioned health services as part of efforts to establish a baseline for improvement. The CQC had not been asked to give ratings in its initial assessments, as the Department of Health and Social Care wanted to encourage "reflection, learning, and actual improving", he said.It is anticipated the UK watchdog will have reviewed every area of the island's public health sector by the end of March.