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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
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The Volunteer Ambulance Car Service supports the NHS long-term plan to double the number of volunteers in the NHS by 2030
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Delays in discharging people home or into social care settings means that St Mary’s Hospital has again reached capacity
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There'll be a number of changes from 21st November. See within for full details
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The Emergency Department is operating at 120 per cent capacity and despite the very best efforts of staff, people are having to wait to be admitted into a bed
