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Those at the Safe Haven have worked hard to make it a welcoming and calm environment as well as a safe space where people can receive mental health support.
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Sara was always keen for her work to be seen by persons who might gain support and inspiration from being alongside it. See it at St Mary's until September.
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As a result of the findings contained in the report, Healthwatch Isle of Wight have made five recommendations to improve the experience of people with dementia on Shackleton ward.
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The NHS Chief Executive says the inspection will provide an important opportunity to demonstrate the improvements they have made.
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Isle of Wight NHS say they launched an immediate Serious Incident Investigation to find out what went wrong and found it was an isolated incident.
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"It shouldn't have happened," says girl's mother. This terrible tale of loss has been officially investigated by NHS England to see if health professionals could have done more to prevent it.
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The incident was classed as a ‘never event’ — a serious, entirely preventable, incident that should never have happened, but in this case the patient was not harmed.
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Head of the Isle of Wight Youth Trust says many young people feel like they don’t belong, that the community doesn’t think much of them.
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The Director of mental health and learning disabilities said the new mental health wellbeing service will take the pressure of community services so they can deal with people in crisis.
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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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£23m in the red, an FOI request reveals the Isle of Wight NHS trust spent more than £1.1m on management consultants whilst services were cut.
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40 nurses have been hired from the Philippines to help reduce the amount Isle of Wight NHS Trust's agency costs.
