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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
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Cancer treatment and urgent operations are still being prioritised, but all other planned surgical activity is being postponed
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Almost every bed at hospitals across Hampshire and Isle of Wight is occupied by patients needing care
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The accreditation requires the trust to meet certain criteria, including training staff in veterans' needs and establishing links to nearby veteran services
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Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Fire and Rescue Service team up to improve cardiac arrest survival rates
The initiative is the latest collaboration between the two emergency services - launched to improve survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests
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Bob Seely praised the nurses for choosing "to continue to care for patients instead of opting for strike action". News OnTheWight has found out the majority of the nurses who voted did feel strike action is necessary over pay and patient safety
