Public purse funding 'over medicalisation'

Ta'n theay geeck son 'ro-lheihysaght'

Eear-fer-toshee slaynt jeh'n Ellan, t'eh gra dy voddagh y rheynn slaynt spaarail ram argid, dy derragh ee sthap da 'lheihysaghyn neu-ymmyrçhagh'.

Eear-Stiureyder Slaynt Theayagh, y Fer-Lhee Parameshwaran Kishore, t'eh gra dy vel eh coardail rish tuasastal veih Academee ny Colleishyn-Lhee Reeoil, ta gimraa daeed lheihysaghey ta jeant dy reiltagh. Cha nel ny lheihysaghyn shoh jannoo monney foays da surransee, er-nonney veg dy foays.

Ta'n tuarastyl gra nagh vel mraane ny shinney na queig bleeaney as daeed feme prowal-folley ry-hoi cur enn er y venopause, as cha nel scellyn-X cooney lhieusyn lesh pian sy dreeym sinshley.

Coyrle oaylleeyn ayns nane-jeig dy chooishyn er-lheh anchasley, t'ee goaill stiagh gymmydey ushtey-fyseid, as cha nee fliughane-sollan ry-hoi oonlaghey giarraghyn as scrabagaghyn. Chammah as shen, ta'n choyrle goaill stiagh scuirr veih kemmo-lheihys ayns cooishyn ennagh jeh kahngyr jerrinagh, er yn oyr nagh vod eh yn gorley y lheihys, as foddee eh seaghyn hurransee y vooadaghey.

Ta'n tuarastyl gra dy vel 'ro-lheihysaght' er jeet dy ve cadjin sy çhirveish slaynt ashoonagh.

As eh loayrt er Mandate, dooyrt y Fer-Lhee Kishore dy vel eh shickyr dy vel shen kiart.


Public purse funding 'over medicalisation'

A former Island health chief says the heath department could save substantial costs if it stopped carrying out 'unecessary treatments'.

Former Director of Public Health Dr Parameshwaran Kishore says he agrees with a report from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, which cites 40 treatments routinely given, which have little or no benefit for patients.

It says women over 45 don't need a bood test to diagnose the menopause while X-rays are no real help for those with lower back pain.

Advice from experts in 11 different specialities includes using tap water not saline solution to bathe cuts and grazes, and stopping chemotherapy in some terminal cancer cases - as it cannot cure the disease and can add to patients' distress.

The report says 'over-medicalisation' has become rife in the NHS.

Speaking on Mandate, Dr Kishore says he's certain that's the case.