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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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With social distancing and infection control measures in place in operating theatres and on wards, procedures are understandably taking a lot longer to complete, meaning the backlog will potentially take longer to clear than under normal circumstances
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Hearing that her hip replacement operation could be two years away, Christine, who's already struggling every day with pain and mobility issues, says she's "beyond despair and terrified of what the future holds"
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Eight per cent of those NHS staff tested so far have antibodies to the virus. Details within
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The Wightlink in the Community project is a collaboration between Platform One students, Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra, Fusion Arts Academy and others. All proceeds will benefit the Island's NHS charity
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Health leaders say, "We don't need to be perfect, we don't need to to do everything all the time. We do need to act and to do some simple things most of the time and most of us need to do this"
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The new vehicles are part of the five-year planned replacement programme and older models will start to be removed over the coming months
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The a new camera will enable faster consultations and diagnosis for eye patients
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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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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"
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This reader urges Islanders to challenge Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely, and ask him why he voted as he did against a clause that would have guaranteed protection for the NHS in any future trade negotiations
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The manager of Healthwatch says this is a "really positive result for people on the Island" and is something they have been recommending to health services
