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Dr Lawrence has striven to reduce the lower limb amputation rate on the Isle of Wight and we currently have one of the lowest amputation rates in the region
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In the last two years more than 500 urgent operations have been cancelled at St Mary’s Hospital. The NHS Trust say they're "working very hard to make sure that people who need urgent operations get them as soon as possible"
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The Trust Boards are exploring how they can plan together to better share expertise, ways of working and resources to improve services for local people
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Nicky says that when we hear stories about poor care, we also need to remember the NHS is an incredible service to value and treasure. They share this story of amazing care in the hands of the NHS
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The Community Mental Health Team have been thanked for their hard work, after the CQC inspectors found several improvements in the service following a recent inspection
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The CQC say the trust has showed it's worked hard to make the improvements needed to the care provided and the systems to deliver care safely
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Here’s the full distressing story of how an 86 year old man was left on a bitterly cold pavement for three hours after breaking his hip, waiting for an ambulance to arrive. It leaves us wondering - how frequently this kind of thing is happening?
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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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Delays to ambulance response times have been in the national news today. OnTheWight have been talking with the IW NHS to understand what the various 999 response time categories mean
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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 CCG say this is about stopping prescriptions for ailments such as a sore throat, dandruff, athlete’s foot, indigestion or fungal infections, for which anyone can buy medication from any supermarket or pharmacy
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The Chief Executive says she's really proud of how the catering team has pulled together and turned things around
