All beds replaced at Isle of Man hospitals

A project to replace all hospital beds in the Isle of Man at Noble's Hospital and Ramsey and District Cottage Hospital has been completed.

After a period of lengthy planning, a total of 263 brand new beds were deployed at both sites and the task took three days to complete

Before being installed, all beds were tested by the Electrical and Biomedical Engineering (EBME) Department, washed and moved to the wards replacing existing beds, some of which were over 15 years old.

Cath Quilliam, Director of Nursing, said: