yellow card - increasing awareness

Summary

The requester asked Manx Care for communications detailing how the authority addressed public awareness of the 'Yellow Card' injury reporting system following a 2022 Tynwald session. Manx Care responded by releasing all requested information, confirming that copies of the relevant communications were attached to the response.

Key Facts

• The request was made on 2024-02-09 and responded to on 2024-08-07.
• The request stemmed from a Tynwald session on 11th July 2022 where Mrs Cope agreed to reinforce Yellow Card messaging.
• The requester noted that a basic search for 'yellow card' on the gov.im website did not yield results.
• Manx Care confirmed that all information regarding the communications was released.
• The response included one document consisting of two pages.

Data Disclosed

• 2024-02-09
• 2024-08-07
• 11th July 2022
• 3672241
• 2 pages
• 1 document
• section 145

Original Request

In Tynwald minutes, 11th July 2022 (link below) section 145 Mr Glover asked Mrs Cope what is happening with yellow cards because he is receiving increasing correspondence of people not being aware that it exists for reporting injuries. Mrs Cope responded "So perhaps there is a need to just reinforce those messages. I am happy to take that away." Many people are still unaware of this reporting system and that IOM is included, and my concern is that many injuries are not being reported. A basic search for 'yellow card' 'yellowcard' on the gov.im website does not bring it up. On the vaccine page of the website, it includes "Suspected adverse reactions to a vaccine can be Yellow Card." https://www.gov.im/categories/health-and-wellbeing/vaccinations/covid-19-vaccination-programme/information-about-the-vaccines/ 1.Please could all communications be provided to show in what way yellow card awareness was addressed by Mrs Cope from this Tynwald session? https://tynwald.org.im/spfile?file=/business/hansard/20202040/saprcmc220711.pdf#search="%22yellow+card%22"

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Manx Care Noble’s Hospital, Strang Braddan, Isle of Man IM4 4R (01624) 650 000

Our ref: 3672241 7 August 2024

Dear ###

We write further to your request, received 9 February 2024, which states:

"In Tynwald minutes, 11th July 2022 (link below) section 145 Mr Glover asked Mrs Cope what is happening with yellow cards because he is receiving increasing correspondence of people not being aware that it exists for reporting injuries. Mrs Cope responded
"So perhaps there is a need to just reinforce those messages. I am happy to take that away."
Many people are still unaware of this reporting system and that IOM is included, and my concern is that many injuries are not being reported. A basic search for 'yellow card' 'yellowcard' on the gov.im website does not bring it up. On the vaccine page of the website, it includes
"Suspected adverse reactions to a vaccine can be Yellow Card."
https://www.gov.im/categories/health-and-wellbeing/vaccinations/covid-19- vaccination-programme/information-about-the-vaccines/

1.Please could all communications be provided to show in what way yellow card awareness was addressed by Mrs Cope from this Tynwald session?

https://tynwald.org.im/spfile?file=/business/hansard/20202040/saprcmc220711.pdf#s earch="%22yellow+card%22""

Our response to your request is as follows: I have attached copies of the information that is being released to you.

Please quote the reference number 3672241 in any future communications.

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