The percentage of patients seen, treated, admitted or discharged from the Emergency Department within four hours has dropped on the Isle of Wight, so the NHS Trust urge residents to call 111 before leaving home to ensure they get the best possible advice on where to go and when.
In the last week St Mary's have had to cancel ten operations and are running operating lists which are ‘light’ to enable more emergencies to be accommodated.
The traditional Christmas Tree at the front of St. Mary’s Hospital has been erected and decorated. It now shines out brightly as we approach Christmas.
Well done to the two Island nurses who have received national recognition and awarded the title ‘Queen’s Nurse’ for their high standards of patient care.
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is leading the way in how drugs are stored and accessed by clinical staff on hospital wards thanks to funding from the NHSE Technology Fund.
A number of patients and staff with diarrhoea and vomiting, due to norovirus, have been identified on a ward at St Mary’s Hospital in the last 24 hours.
The Governing Body of the Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is holding a meeting in public. Members of the public, media and interested groups are welcome to attend.
The SingAbout programme by Independent Arts has been extended to sessions at St Mary's Hospital to help those with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and other respiratory conditions.