Performance

Summary

The requester asked for details on services provided by Meridian to Manx Care over the last three years. Manx Care disclosed that a contract with Meridian Productivity was active from August 2024 to January 2025 to examine efficiencies in specific healthcare areas.

Key Facts

• Manx Care contracted Meridian Productivity to examine efficiencies and productivity.
• The contract period was from 27th August 2024 to 10th January 2025.
• The scope of work covered Community Nursing, Allied Health Professionals, Outpatient Departments, and Diagnostic Services.
• The work has been completed as of the response date.
• No services were provided by Meridian prior to August 2024 within the requested three-year window.

Data Disclosed

• 27th August 2024
• 10th January 2025
• 4433665
• 2025-02-11
• 2025-02-28

Original Request

What services Meridian have provided to Manx Care and in what period. The time period of the last 3 years.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

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

Our ref: 4433665 28 February 2025

Dear

We write further to your request, received 11 February 2025, which states:

"What services Meridian have provided to Manx Care and in what period. The time period of the last 3 years."

Response

Manx Care entered in to a contract with Meridian Productivity from the 27th August 2024 - 10th January 2025. The scope of that work was to examine efficiencies and productivity across the areas of Community Nursing, Allied Health Professionals, Outpatient Departments and Diagnostic Services (Pathology and Imaging). This work has now been completed.

Please quote the reference number 4433665 in any future communications.

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Yours sincerely