A focus on staffing and conversion of the building to reduce isolation are priorities in this upgrade to a mental health rehabilitation unit on the Isle of Wight.
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust does not have enough funding to operate. To survive they're having to take out loans every month, which this year alone is planned to total £18.5m. That aside, there's some positive news to Isle of Wight suppliers.
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is now on track to end the year with a deficit of £30 million, with agency spend at £9.1m, double the recommended NHS ceiling.
Funding has been applied for by the Isle of Wight NHS Trust to carry out an action plan aimed at reducing the backlog of treatments at St Mary's Hospital. Details within
25 e-scooters are available, from today, in Newport. NHS staff get free 15 min rides. Here are the details on how you hire them, what they’ll charge you and two other Isle of Wight locations that have been named
Health bosses on the Island said the investment would enable the IOW NHS Trust to address some long-standing issues and upgrade parts of St Mary’s Hospital to the benefit of staff, patients and visitors
Details of how the £48m investment in Isle of Wight NHS Trust is being used now revealed, which includes a new emergency care floor and integrated high dependency unit at St Mary’s