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Cllr Paul Brading called the organisation of the meeting shambolic, with parents forced to sit on the floor and it being revealed ‘nothing has changed since April’.
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Some parents have been waiting up to two years for a diagnosis, and today the Isle of Wight CCG has apologised unreservedly to the families affected.
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Healthwatch Isle of Wight have been shortlisted for the Network NHS 70 Award for supporting those with learning disabilities to have their say in the Isle of Wight
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Dr Timothy Whelan, the deputy clinical chair of the Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group, said some surgeries were just ‘one incident away from collapse’.
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The new interim MD of the Isle of Wight CCG, says he's committed to delivering compassionate and personalised healthcare for everyone.
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Isle of Wight NHS Trust cited recruitment problems when they confirmed to OnTheWight last month that referrals to the alcohol treatment service had ceased. We have an update.
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Two GP surgeries on the Isle of Wight have joined forces to help meet demand for more same-day appointments. have commissioned a musculo-skeletal service (MSK) and are piloting a prescription ordering service.
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The NHS in the Isle of Wight is spending more on Type 1 and 2 diabetes prescriptions than it did three years ago, NHS figures show.
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Angela Murphy from the Isle of Wight CCG will update members this week on the backlog of autism assessments, including details about a pilot to assess 50 children using an online programme.
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The funding is part of a £3m programme across seven sites in the UK designed to help areas, like the Isle of Wight, that have particularly struggled to recruit and retain GPs.
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NHS figures show that almost 10,000 women on the Isle of Wight did not attend their last smear test. Cancer charities have said the "plummeting" attendance rate in England is enormously worrying.
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Ten recommendations have been sent to the Isle of Wight CCG as a result of the survey, which had a huge response from Islanders. Healthwatch are waiting for their response.
