FC Wrote:One of the Islands MHKs has raised the question over the cost of medical treatment to those that have offs at the TT, he says that it costs about £80 to £100k per patient and in one case this year £160k which is a bit of a burden on the DHSS.

I wonder where this is going, I hope in the bin

story here http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/Single-TT...4184623.jp

I'm always very sceptical about how these costings are attributed. Modernised "mumbo jumbo" from the public services based on some ill conceived "best value" assessment that in truth mean absolutely zilch. A service, be it Police, Health, Fire or others is just what it's meant to be - a Public Service - it costs what it costs.

Don't let the IOM follow the UK's obsession with knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing. We have suffered endless reviews and restructures of our public bodies here in the UK in recent years without there being any tangible benefit to the community.

The total cost of providing a service cannott be simply apportioned to the number of events. In theory a single event could then be held to account for the whole budget! Talk about headline grabbing. How about - No Increased Expenditure as Accident Rate Falls - same news just "spun" differently. See http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/TT-fans-r...4165463.jp

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