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The Sun
a day ago
- General
- The Sun
Isle of Man TT rider in terrifying ‘140mph slap' crash and left battered and bruised after he is airlifted to hospital
THE fastest rider to ever lap the Isle of Man TT course was airlifted to hospital after crashing at 140mph during practice. Peter Hickman came off the road just 10 minutes into qualifying on Friday evening after falling at the famed Kerrowmoar section. 4 4 4 Hickman has paid tribute to the emergency staff and TT marshals who came to his aid, having been jetted to Noble's Hospital. The 8Ten Racing rider and co-owner spent two nights in intensive care after suffering chest, back, shoulder, and facial injuries. The 38-year-old has two black eyes, is currently wearing an arm brace and left hospital in a temporary wheelchair after being discharged. Hickman broke his silence writing to fans: 'Well this isn't quite how I'd planned my TT to go. 'Had a bit of a get off Friday night… nothing quite like a 140mph slap against the Manx countryside. Battered and bruised, but we'll be back. 'Very fortunate to be looked after by SUOMY Helmets, Weise Motorcycle Clothing, Five Advanced Gloves and Frey Daytona, the best in the business. 'And a massive thanks to the amazing IOM TT Marshals, the TT medical team, and staff at Noble's Hospital.' The session, the third of the day which got under way at 6:30pm, was red flagged at 6:40pm before any riders had completed a lap. The 14-time race winner will not participate in the remainder of the TT after his terrifying accident. Hickman was expected to be among the frontrunners, alongside Michael Dunlop and Davey Todd, challenging for race wins this week. In 2023, Hickman set a course pace record of 136.358mph that still stands. Hours before his crash, he posted the second-fastest time in Superbike qualifying. Hickman entered this year's TT in a new-look team alongside Todd. They set up 8TEN Racing together for this year's road racing commitments. But only Todd, who won the Superbike race on Monday, will continue with the TT, with Hickman's focus now on recovery. Hickman actually crashed in the same section last year, with the Kerrormoar corner immediately following Ginger Hall. In 2015, the dare devil broke his back, neck, two ribs and suffered a punctured lung only to want to climb back on his bike the following day. 4
BBC News
4 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Isle of Man TT: 'Art and science' to emergency care planning
There is an "art and science" to planning the emergency healthcare response to the annual TT festival, the man tasked with running the ambulance service has said. More doctors, nurses, surgeons, and ambulances are available over the fortnight on the Isle of Man, which runs until 7 Care's director of ambulance services Will Bellamy said there was ongoing forward thinking to factor in what marks the health care provider's busiest time. He said: "It's a massive influx of population to the island and we factor that into our planning." As well as an increase of on-call and on-duty staff within Manx Care, Mr Bellamy said a further eight members of "mutual aid" had come over from the south east coast ambulance service. While the local team would receive an average of 500 calls to 999 over a two-week period, during the TT fortnight that rose by about 200, he said. 'Myriad of procedures' Over the racing fortnight elective surgeries are paused to enable extra capacity for trauma care at Noble's Hospital. Mr Bellamy explained that there were additional doctors and nurses on shift within the minor injuries units and emergency department, as well as more surgeons, to cope with the potential increase on were also extra teams to operate aircraft to transport patients to hospitals in the UK whenever needed, with daily discussions held with tertiary specialist hospitals about available capacity, he said. Throughout most of the year there are four frontline ambulances on duty during the day, and three at night on the island. But Mr Bellamy said that increased to seven during the day and five overnight during the TT said while you could not predict the number of incidents any one year, there was an "art and science to be applied".He said the "art" came from years of history and experience knowing "where accident black spots will be".The science was looking at the data, especially 999 calls, "to come up with an activity plan and a response plan for the island", he Bellamy also offered a reassure local residents and visitors that if anyone fell ill during the TT, especially during racing, that there were "a myriad of procedures to get around this island" and no one should delay calling them. "Whether we come to you via cars, ambulances, or we come to you in the air via a helicopter, it's all been part of our planning," he added. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
BBC News
6 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Traffic lights to give emergency vehicles TT access road priority
Temporary traffic lights to allow priority to be given to emergency vehicles have begun operating on an access road linking the inside and outside of the TT route runs along the heritage trail between Douglas and Braddan, allowing access to Noble's Hospital and some homes on the inside of the Department of Infrastructure (DOI) said the measure was needed as it was the only route available for vehicles to the hospital and outside of the course during road public has also been reminded that pedestrians are banned from the route when it is open to traffic during TT sessions. The route is restricted to bikes, motorbikes, cars and small vans with a weight under 3.5 tonnes, and under 10.9ft (3.35m) in DOI had carried out repairs, line marking and safety-critical verge management on the route prior to the start of the event on department said during race and practice sessions its staff would be stationed at either side of the route to activate the traffic lights to "ensure uninterrupted emergency services access to and from the hospital"."While being stopped from entering the access road can be frustrating, we ask for your patience and understanding whilst our team members assist the emergency services," it addedAdditional signage has been put in place this year to advise road-users that traffic may be stopped. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
BBC News
27-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Isle of Man TT: Extra staffing to support hospitals
Additional staffing has been drafted in to support hospitals during this year's Isle of Man TT races amid a predicted rise in demand for health care services. The annual two-week event, which started on Monday but was disrupted by rain, attracted more that 45,000 visitors last year. Manx Care, said additional cover would support the emergency department and orthopaedics team at Noble's Hospital, as well as the island's ambulance support at Ramsey and District Cottage Hospital has also been secured to cope with the predicted rise in demand. Executive director of health care services Oliver Radford said the organisation aimed to provide "the highest quality care" during the period, while trying to maintain "business as usual".Additional blood products had been ordered to allow for any emergency blood transfusions required during the fortnight, he said. Minor injuries The ambulance service would also have access to additional emergency response vehicles, such as critical care cars, rapid response cars and the A99 helicopter, which the body said would allow them to reach non-racing incidents in "hard-to-reach locations".The health body has urged those with a minor injury or illness to use the Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) at Ramsey Cottage Hospital to reduce pressure at the Emergency Department at the island's main health care provider said where possible services were being maintained across Noble's Hospital, but orthopaedics would be "significantly affected" as a result of the who are attending scheduled hospital appointments have been advised to "leave plenty of time for your journey". Manx Care said the Ramsey MIU would be fully staffed across the fortnight, with X-ray provision from 09:00 to 17:00 BST on week days, as well as from 10:00 to 16:00 at to the island have been reminded to make sure they have adequate health insurance in place to cover the duration of their trip and to bring prescription medications and any other medical items they may use daily with them to the Isle of Man TT race are set to run until 7 June. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Matrons to 'put patients at heart of care'
A new network of matrons would "put the patient at the heart of everything", the head of nursing at Noble's Hospital has said. On 1 May, eight senior matrons took up their roles in a bid to refocus existing clinical lead posts. The changes, which Manx Care said had incurred no additional costs, have been designed to give matrons the authority to ensure high levels of care, while making them accessible to patients. Executive director of nursing and allied health professionals Sheila Lloyd said the move would ensure "the best possible care" by engaging with the public more. The move meant that matrons attended less meetings, to "free them up to spend time with people at the front that matter to us the most", Ms Lloyd said. The senior matrons cover eight areas - paediatrics, midwifery, mental health, social care and safeguarding, surgery, medicine, community care and cancer services. Through weekly meetings and working together, it would enable the Matrons to "connect the dots" to achieve "the best possible outcome", she said. Ms Lloyd said communication with patients was "not as effective as it could be" at times, so the ambition was to improve that by freeing up the matrons to "be closer to the people we serve". Their introduction would also provide "role models" within nursing, and ensure there was a "strong career pathway" to help retain staff, she added. Senior matron for integrated primary community care Emma Cleator said in the role she would expect to be contacted directly by the public. Although Manx Care always needed to ensure high clinical standards, now the matrons had the authority to make decisions, and make sure there was a "consistent approach" across the organisation. Her role covered community nursing, specialist services, the diabetes service, sexual health services, tissue viability and prison healthcare, so it was "vast and island wide", she said. A challenge would be "being visible everywhere", and while the public often saw Manx Care as the hospital or GPs, primary care was a "big patch to work along", she said. Mark Butler, senior matron for integrated mental health services, said a key advantage was how closely the senior matrons would work together. That, he said, enabled them to share cases and "solve problems across the organisation which had not come naturally in the past". He said his team was looking at more preventative measures rather than intervention. "We spent a lot of time training in providing less complex interventions to prevent people needing more intensive care in the future", with the service intending to trial a first contact practitioner in GPs, he said. In paediatrics, the senior matron Louise Proudfoot said the posts empowered them to "be more visible" and be clinical leaders that were "more accessible to the public". Her team was looking at introducing more pathways to treat children at home in home, which was the best place to care for them, she said. As senior matron it enabled her to ensure "safe, effective and good quality care through audits, feedback and training", she said. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X. New course to boost nursing and midwifery careers Isle of Man Government - Manx Care
