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During the Audit Committee Cllr Michael Lilley asked for assurance the Isle of Wight Council’s procurement did not ‘pay middle people who made a large profit out of the pandemic'
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The Isle of Wight Council’s health and social care scrutiny committee has set up a task and finish group to investigate delays in discharging people from hospital
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The taskforce will look at transport issues facing people who have to travel to the mainland for treatment
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IOW Save Our NHS Group believe the consultation survey on scrapping cross-Solent travel for the most vulnerable is "flawed and that it is limited, leading and misleading" and say it has not been publicised widely enough by IWC.
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Following the warning notice from the CQC and after being placed in financial special measures, NHS Trust bosses have been invited to speak to the Isle of Wight Council’s policy and scrutiny committee for adult social care and health.
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Residents are encouraged to have the Covid-19 vaccination at the new centre in Newport, and not to travel off the Island if they are offered vaccination appointments on the mainland
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The roll out of Covid jabs is going better on the Isle of Wight than in Hampshire, according to a health boss
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It's possible some dementia patients could be sent to mainland hospitals during the refurb of Shackleton Ward at St Mary's as it closes for nine weeks.
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IFPL's specialism is usually designing for the aviation industry, however this partnership with Isle of Wight NHS Trust has been a win-win for all
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The Covid-19 pandemic has had an impact on the number of diagnostic scans carried out over the last nine months. Details within
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Some health workers have to change their scrubs up to ten times a day, so an army of dressmakers are coming together to help in the effort to create scrubs and hats from unwanted fabric
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Isle of Wight NHS CEO, Maggie Oldham, says, “I am incredibly proud of each and every person who has contributed to us achieving this standard for our patients, especially at a time which has been so challenging for everyone across all our services"
