The Isle of Wight NHS Trust’s Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) has moved to offer patients and carers a much more accessible and visible presence at St Mary’s Hospital.
Isle of Wight NHS Trust has worked closely with staff and their representatives to minimise the impact of industrial action on the quality of patient care.
Isle of Wight NHS Trust has announced that it will be engaging with service users and carers about the new integrated drug and alcohol recovery services for the Island.
The Isle of Wight NHS say a trio of senior staff is now in place to oversee the important areas of patient safety, experience and clinical effectiveness.
Following the retirement of Non-Executive Directors John Matthews and Peter Taylor and the departure of Executive Director, Felicity Greene, Isle of Wight NHS Trust, working with the Trust Development Authority, has moved quickly to fill these top level Board vacancies.
A unique service on the Island which has been designed to meet the immediate needs of its community in providing end of life care to children and young people has been shortlisted for a national award.
Friends and family of current patients and staff as well as those who have been rehabilitation patients or visited the Unit or worked on the ward in recent years are invited to the Summer Fayre
Island residents are being asked to search their homes and return any pairs of crutches or any other items of NHS equipment that is no longer needed, such as zimmer frames and any other support aids.