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Although nine out of ten Islanders dependent on alcohol did not attend therapy, of those that did, the rate of recovery was above the national average.
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The Sport England survey asked a random sample of adults on the Isle of Wight how active they'd been in the past four weeks. The results will be surprising to some.
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"One death by suicide is still one too many," says the CEO of the Samaritans, as latest figures reveal that suicide rates on the Isle of Wight have dropped over the last three years.
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British Dental Association claims low income patients are “turning away from NHS dentistry in droves”, due to Government’s aggressive approach to stop ineligible patients.
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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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Action on Smoking and Health, a leading anti-smoking charity, has calculated how much tobacco costs the Isle of Wight - more than £31 million a year - through NHS costs, sick days and even smoking breaks.
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Whilst the number of recorded written complaints about GPs and dental practices rose by 4% across England, here on the Isle of Wight they have dropped 6%.
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New figures from the Home Office show that 29 house fires were started by a household appliance on the Island between April 2017 and March this year.
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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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General Practitioners have called on the Government to increase the funding for psychotherapist services to rely less on these drugs as more people seek help for mental health problems.
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Five per cent more houses were sold on the Isle of Wight and the prices have risen by over 5.3 per cent in the last year, but they are still below the national average.
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Beauty businesses might be a small sector on the Isle of Wight but it's one that's growing, with the number of hairdressers, barbers and nail bars rising by 50% in seven years.
