Staggering six-figure fee to bring in extra medical care at Isle of Man TT
Manx Care revealed that additional medical staff have been recruited to work at 🌳the event - and they come at a cost, according to the .
Approximately 30 members of staff ꦛhave beenꦦ drafted to the TT.
A f🌞reedom of information request resulted in Manx Care ܫsharing the price of their work, BBC report.
Emergency department and ambulance staff have beeꦅn majorly boosted by a £117,000 investment for the TT.
There is a dedicated trauma t🌜eam in place, paid for by this investment.
The money is coming from an “existing operational bu🍃dget”, BBC repꦕort.
Calling out the regular air ambulance and the Great North Air Ambulance could cost up to £107,000 - based on estimated from last year’s e🌺vent.
The🍰 remainder of the £300,000 total is spent on specialist hospitals, additional orthopaedic trauma surgeons and increased blood ⭕transfusion capacity.
The Isle of Ma♏n TT is notoriously one of the most dangerous sporting events in the world.
Last year, six participants died - equalling the all-tim✨e record.
J🃏ames was a sport♔s journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
