Manx Care has announced the appointment of a new medical director.

Dr Chris Stockport has relocated to the island from Wales and will take on the post from March 3 2025.

Dr Stockport qualified as a GP over twenty years ago, and has worked in primary, community and hospital healthcare settings during a career spanning over 25 years.

He arrives to the Isle of Man from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in north Wales, where he has experience as a board level executive director.

Talking about Chris’ career to date, a spokesperson from Manx Care said: ‘Chris has been an area medical director where he led a number of transformational initiatives that better integrated services, and also the different clinical groups.

‘His work in this area lead to a short deployment with the World Health Organisation in Poland, and a UK research fellowship following bilateral exchange work with local healthcare services in Brazil.

‘As a GP, Chris was an advanced GP trainer and GP training programme director.

‘He has worked directly to support a number of doctors in difficulty across primary and secondary care.’

Outside of his professional work, Dr Stockport has been a volunteer RNLI crew-member for over 20 years.

‘I am delighted to be joining Manx Care and moving to the Isle of Man,’ Chris commented.

‘The Isle of Man has an excellent health and social care system but continued healthcare innovation and changing population needs mean that healthcare services have to continually evolve and can never stand still.

‘I believe passionately about the integration of services as part of that journey which makes the work in Manx Care particularly exciting.

‘I know that I am joining a committed team of people in Manx Care and I am looking forward to working to support everyone to deliver the best possible care.’