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Crutches and other equipment that have been loaned short-term to patients are costing the Isle of Wight NHS thousands of pounds as only 1 in 5 are returned after use.
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The Isle of Wight NHS Trust does not have enough funding to operate. To survive they're having to take out loans every month, which this year alone is planned to total £18.5m. That aside, there's some positive news to Isle of Wight suppliers.
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CQC Inspectors found that despite the pressures, there were many areas where Isle of Wight NHS Trust staff were dedicated and committed to patient care and although rated 'Inadequate' for how well it was led, Inspectors said there was ‘hope’ for the future of the Trust.
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Between January and March, two concerns were raised by healthcare assistants, eight by nurses, seven by administrators, one by corporate, two by ancillary staff and 13 by allied health professions.
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More than 20 per cent of cancer patients on the Isle of Wight were still waiting for treatment two months after an urgent GP referral.
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Around 400 Isle of Wight Coeliacs were receiving gluten-free prescriptions at the time the scheme closed. The IW CCG say they will not reverse their decision.
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The GMB say the NHS Trust's words about tackling the culture of bullying and harassment ring hollow as there are bullying grievances still outstanding from November last year.
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Isle of Wight NHS say patients no longer have the worry of their parking ticket running out if their appointment overruns, but some say they've had to wait 20 minutes to pay for parking.
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The Isle of Wight NHS Trust will be running a number of events focused on stress and stress management for Mental Health Awareness Week after figures reveal that 11 per cent of Islanders are living with depression.
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A whopping £10m has been spent by the Isle of Wight NHS Trust since April 2017 to cover medical posts and nursing vacancies across the Trust.
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Heart failure - most often caused by a heart attack - is becoming more common, with the condition costing the NHS over £2 billion a year. Latest data reveals a large rise in those with heart failure on the Isle of Wight.
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The Excel database, which stored appointments and frequently collapsed because of its large size, had contributed to the death of a 96 year old man, who broke his neck in a fall at his home in 2015. It has now been replaced and early glitches are being resolved say the NHS Trust.
