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Whilst back to pre-covid levels, there has been a rise in the number of patients attending emergency department with mental health, drug and alcohol problems
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Emergency Services Day, also known as 999 Day, is a national day and a chance to support the heroic individuals of the NHS and emergency services
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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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The Isle of Wight Green party say only putting money into Capital projects (buildings and IT) does not protect the quality of existing services on the Island.
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Isle of Wight council’s director of adult social care says the authority never has sufficient money available to create innovative plans or long-term solutions
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Bob Seely took the opportunity to remind the Secretary of State for Health, Matt Hancock, of the historic imbalances in regional funding that had left the Island disadvantaged
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If you are attending St Mary's Hospital don't forget to take your face covering with you. You will need to wear it before you can enter the hospital
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They say that in departments where immunocompromised patients are treated, the need for face coverings continues, but not in other parts of the hospital
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62 patients are medically fit to leave hospital, but have no care in place to be safely discharged, causing congestion on the wards
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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"
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Isle of Wight's Newcroft building gears up for renovations, improving diagnostic facilities
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Maggie Oldham - Isle of Wight NHS Trust CEO - is urging Islanders to do their bit to help stop the spread of Covid-19, without which will see our health and social care services put under unbearable pressure
