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Former top medic said her health had suffered and her career "shattered" by her treatment
A tribunal previously ruled Rosalind Ranson had been unfairly dismissed from her role as the island's medical director
The whistleblower was marginalised after raising concerns during the coronavirus pandemic
She was awarded more than 3m in compensation
Alex Wotton
BBC Isle of Man
A former top medic on the Isle of Man who was unfairly dismissed has said her career has been "shattered" by her treatment.
Rosalind Ranson was the Department of Health and Social Care's (DHSC) medical director from January 2020.
She was awarded a record 3.19m in compensation after a lengthy tribunal which ruled she had been unfairly dismissed for whistleblowing.
Dr Ranson said: "This has been a traumatic few years... I personally paid a huge price."
Dr Ranson raised a number of serious concerns about the coronavirus advice on the island that was not being passed on to ministers.
She was later marginalised before being dismissed as the island's top medic when the operational services of DHSC transitioned into Manx Care.
Dr Ranson said: "For me it is a tragedy that my 35-year career in medicine has come to an end through these circumstances.
"I was proud of my professional integrity, my resilience, and my strength to stand up for those that I protected through my work as a doctor."
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