Despite planning for a deficit this year, the Isle of Wight NHS Trust finds themselves on a positive journey towards financial and clinical sustainability
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 Ambulance Service continues to set the benchmark nationally by achieving the highest scores in the country across eight of the nine key themes of the survey
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.
Cllr Love said he felt the location of the elective surgery hub was 'terrible', whilst the Interim IW NHS Trust CEO said he was concerned patients were having to wait too long for non-elective surgery