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The island’s mental health service is treating more than 500 more people than it was a year ago, but its waiting list has also lengthened, according to Manx Care figures reported by Manx Radio on Saturday 14 November.
Manx Radio said the service now has 5,728 patients, up from 5,198 twelve months earlier, a rise of 530.
Over the same 12 months, the number of people waiting rose from 1,160 to 1,433, the station reported. That is 273 more people on the list.
According to Manx Radio, Manx Care attributed the growth in patient numbers partly to increased investment in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, which it said had allowed more people to be brought into treatment.
Manx Wire has not seen the original Manx Care figures or statement; the details are as reported by Manx Radio.
Manx Care is the body that provides health and social care services on the island.
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