The latest Annual Report from the Isle of Wight's Director of Public Health says a new priority will address inequalities in mental health and wellbeing
The Director of Public Health says that, “these are suspected cases of scarlet fever and not laboratory confirmed", but are based on reports from medical practitioners such as GPs
The Director of Public Health says "[there is] a cause for concern as there are vulnerable residents in care homes but are we even more concerned? No."
The Isle of Wight Director of Public Health says that with both the flu virus and Covid-19 circulating, flu immunisation is more important than ever to reduce infections, protect each other and save lives
Four weeks ago(!) News OnTheWight asked if the 178 people in IW care homes who had contracted Covid-19 was on top of Public Health England numbers. Still no answer. The answer is important - It’ll have a big impact on understanding infection rates. Here’s the saga so far
Although there have been 55,000 downloads of the App, some Islanders have found it won't work on theirs. NHS England’s chief data officer explains why and what they are planning to do about it
Isle of Wight council was allocated more than £5.4 million to distribute to businesses, but just over £1 million was unclaimed and has to be sent back to Government