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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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NHS England say it's recently increased the dental capacity on the Island, but one patient was told she'd have to wait up to two years for a check up appointment.
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The NHS in the Isle of Wight is spending more on Type 1 and 2 diabetes prescriptions than it did three years ago, NHS figures show.
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Chair of Island Labour says if the cuts go ahead, then essentially Islanders will become the first English county to lose free at the point of delivery NHS, if they "have to pay through the nose" to be able to access hospital services.
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The public meeting proved very productive and resulted in more volunteers to help with the campaign to protect health services on the Isle of Wight.
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New figures reveal how often firefighters are being called to false alarms at the Isle of Wight NHS Trust, but it looks like good news in comparison to recent years.
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All front-line staff have been offered the vaccination, but those who choose not to take up the offer will have to explain their decision to their line manager.
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Figures show that nearly a third of NHS staff at the Isle of Wight Trust experienced bullying, harassment or abuse from patients last year.
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The GMB say the Isle of Wight NHS Trust and representatives of NHS England should prepare an impact assessment based on current available detail of the dependency of EU national medical staff and make that public.
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A new report has warned that the coming winter is likely to be even more difficult than the last for NHS trusts, staff and patients. On the Island we can all help by always seeking advice from the pharmacist or calling 111 first.
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Isle of Wight Save Our NHS say that according to the latest Nuffield report there is an argument to retain existing Acute Services on the Isle of Wight rather than transfer them to the mainland as is the proposal.
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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.
