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Funding for the posts is part of NHS England’s programme of work to ensure patients have better local access to a range of highly-trained health professionals for their needs.
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Isle of Wight GPs will not be permitted to write longer prescriptions for patients in the event of a no deal Brexit and patients are being advised not to 'store additional medicines at home'.
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A third of staff absences at the Isle of Wight NHS trust are due to depression and anxiety a report to the Board reveals.
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Free parking during times when lengthy queues build up is just one of the steps being taken by Isle of Wight NHS to help alleviate the pressure of parking on the hospital grounds.
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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.
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Isle of Wight NHS campaigners pledge support in Supreme Court case. Controversial changes to NHS funding are unlawful, they believe.
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Agency staff are being blamed for the 73-year-old man being moved to the wrong care home without any of his medication, including his insulin, or his clothes, without the knowledge of his family.
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The Isle of Wight Labour Party Chair says "Islanders need to listen to the campaigners of ‘IoW Save Our NHS’, and make their voices heard, before their NHS is stripped away".
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The Isle of Wight NHS Trust CEO, Maggie Oldham, said staff who were not vaccinated could be removed from frontline duties and that other trusts had discussed withholding sick pay if a staff member chose not to have the vaccine, and then caught the flu.
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The health watchdog, the Care Quality Commission, says their findings were unacceptable and they've warned the Isle of Wight NHS Trust that they want immediate improvements within the emergency department to ensure people receive the high-quality care they deserve.
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The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has been forced into working with the NHS Improvement Financial Special Measures team to ensure clinical services become financially sustainable.
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Isle of Wight NHS CEO says they take warning notice issued by CQC very seriously, but welcome recognition of where improvements have been made.
