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This reader believes the current Government has broken the NHS and wants to know how Bob Seely proposes to fix it
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Despite reports by ambulance staff of almost daily aggression and assaults, the Isle of Wight has the lowest number of addresses that crew won't attend without a police escort.
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After a 'vote of no confidence' in the Isle of Wight CCG by Policy and Scrutiny members, the organisation which plans and funds NHS services say they'll improve and will involve local people.
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The teenager has raised the issue with her GP throughout 2020 and being given multiple courses of antibiotics, but told she'd not had tonsillitis enough times this year to even get a referral to the ENT consultant on the Island
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Findings from the global trial are saving lives and changing practice around the world, says the Acute Physician and Endocrinologist at the Trust who is leading the trial on the Isle of Wight
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This reader shares an open letter to Matt Hancock and Bob Seely urging the Government to reconsider the proposed 1 per cent pay rise for NHS staff. He says many have lost their lives protecting us and those that have survived, may have lost their peace of mind
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Solent NHS Trust say that an alternative to the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab is now available from Riverside Centre and residents should not travel off the Island for their jab
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OnTheWight chatted to an EU national who's been working in the Isle of Wight NHS for close to ten years, to try and understand what life has been like after the vote and before Brexit. In summary: unsettling and stressful.
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The CEO of the Isle of Wight NHS says they have not been affected in a large way at the moment, but are preparing for whatever comes their way in the coming weeks
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If you've happened to see some ambulances on the Isle of Wight with Irish registration plates, here's why
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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 Medical Director says, "We have high numbers of patients who are not in need of hospital care, and we are asking the local community to help us with making sure that those patients get home or to the most appropriate care setting to support their ongoing needs as soon as possible"
