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Figures reveal that the number of Isle of Wight amputations due to diabetes has risen by 16 per cent. Diabetes UK says “urgent action” is needed to stop what it described as an “epidemic” of diabetes.
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As news of yet another pub closing hits the headlines, the industry on the Isle of Wight could take a hit if beer duty is raised as expected next week.
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Thousands of Isle of Wight homes have had improvements implemented to their homes since the start of scheme to reduce the amount of energy required to heat properties.
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During the controversial transition from DLA to PIP, hundreds of people living with disabilities on the Isle of Wight have lost their benefit, figures show.
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Data reveals that more than 50 Isle of Wight NHS Trust emergency patients arriving by ambulance were forced to wait up to an hour before being admitted to St Mary's during December. Some for even longer. OnTheWight has the details.
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New figures reveal that 33% of the Isle of Wight's youngsters are unhealthily overweight when they finish primary school and those numbers are rising. Public health groups are calling for government action.
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NHS figures show that almost 10,000 women on the Isle of Wight did not attend their last smear test. Cancer charities have said the "plummeting" attendance rate in England is enormously worrying.
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Although there is a slight drop in the yearly average of people killed or seriously injured in road traffic incidents in the last year, the figure remains higher than the England casualty rate.
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Almost 600 written warnings were handed out to businesses on the Isle of Wight for food hygiene issues over the last year, due to problems such as cleanliness and separation of foods.
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Almost half of cancer patients under the care of the Isle of Wight NHS Trust say they needed more help and support from health and social services while undergoing treatment.
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Police chiefs say increased demand and reduced officer numbers mean they have to prioritise cases where there is a realistic chance of prosecution after 14,000 investigations in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight were closed with no suspected culprit in the frame.
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An official audit on one day in March this year revealed that around 30 people were detained under the Mental Health Act within the Isle of Wight NHS Trust.
