Temporary airport patient room open by end of year

A "quiet room" offered to Manx people travelling home from hospital appointments in the UK via Liverpool Airport will be relocated before the end of the year.

The airport has provided a space for transfer patients, funded by the Manx Breast Cancer Support Group, since 2017.

However the current location is set to be closed for major improvements at the facility, leading to the creation of a temporary space during the works.

The new permanent room, which will be situated next to an executive lounge near to the current location, is set to open in late May.

In September the support group expressed concerns after being told the original space was due to be transformed into a private lounge following the renovation works, with only four seats available for patients.

However, the group later received an assurance from the airport authorities that a new location for a dedicated quiet room would be provided, will a temporary solution offered while the works were underway.

That space will be situated after security, opposite the toilet area and will be well signposted.

The Manx Breast Cancer Support Group said the dedicated space was "massively important" to patients travelling to the UK for treatment because it offered a "haven for all patients needing peace and quiet during what can be an extremely long day".

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