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Murray Clark, a community first responder, praises seamless and faultless care from St Mary's Hospital and Queen Alexandra Hospital (Portsmouth) after surviving a heart attack
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Plans for single Chief Executive across Isle of Wight and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trusts
A single CEO and clinical leadership team will be confirmed to better plan and deliver services for a combined population of 800,000 across Portsmouth, southeast Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
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Cllr Love says the funding is simply a "sticking plaster" on a huge problem and that the £2m funding is not new money, but "government propaganda"
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St Mary's Hospital receives life-saving equipment thanks to biomedical scientist's homemade curry fundraiser, allowing for advanced life support in any environment
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Although RCN members within IW NHS Trust were just short of the legal threshold in the ballot to strike, nurses from other trusts that live and work on the Island are striking today
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The Isle of Wight hospital is analysing why patients are unable to leave despite being well enough as the hospital faces pressure on bed space and an increase in over 80s attending the emergency department
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St Mary's Hospital has highest maternity service ratings in two of three areas surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating them as one of the best in the country
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Isle of Wight NHS Trust's Sevencacres Health-based Place of Safety Suite has recently been redesigned to ensure safe, secure, and dignified care for patients in need of immediate specialist care
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A picket calling on fair pay for nursing staff will be held on two days next week outside St Mary's Hospital. All support welcomed
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This reader believes that the Government has been orchestrating decline in the NHS to promote private sector, and that Profit is prioritised over patient care
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Isle of Wight NHS Trust remains in critical incident status due to rising flu and Covid-19 cases, urging residents to help discharge loved ones from hospital for Christmas
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Over 330 patients with the flu are being treated in hospitals in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, with the number of patients in intensive care increasing, amid significant pressure on all local health services
