Liverpool Care Pathway, the controversial ‘tick-box’ care regime for terminally-ill patients is to be suspended in the island - after an independent review concluded it should be phased out in England.
A joint statement issued by Hospice Isle of Man and the Department of Health insisted there was no evidence that the Pathway had ever been used inappropriately in the Isle of Man.
They said they we would suspend the use of the LCP documentation and work closely with doctors and nurses to ensure dying patients get personalised end of life care plans.
More on this story in today’s Isle of Man Examiner