Staggering six-figure fee to bring in extra medical care at Isle of Man TT
Ma𝄹nx Care revealed that additional medical staff have been recruited to work at the event - and they come at a cost, acc𓆉ording to the .
Approximately 30 members of staff have ܫbeen drafted to the TT.
A freedom 🐠of information request resulted in Manx Care sh♊aring the price of their work, BBC report.
Emergency department and ambulance staff have been majo🌳rly boosted by a £117,000 investment for the TT.
There is a dedicated🔯 trauma team in place, paid for by this investment.
The money is coming from an “existing operational💖 budget”,ﷺ BBC report.
Calling out𒅌 the regular air ambulance and the Great North Air Ambulance could coꦚst up to £107,000 - based on estimated from last year’s event.
The remainder of the £3💦00,000 to🍸tal is spent on specialist hospitals, additional orthopaedic trauma surgeons and increased blood transfusion capacity.
The Isle o🔯f Man TT is notoriously one of the most dangerous sporting events in the world.
Last year, six partic🐻ipants died - equalling t💎he all-time record.
James was ♋a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything💛 from American sports, to football, to F1.
