Staff in the Emergency Dept at St Mary's were put through their paces today after a mock major incident was declared at 9.15am. They had 14 serious cases to deal with.
The Island has seen an increase of 66.5% of Islanders registered with dementia and a total increase from 0.6% to 1% total prevalence compared to the national prevalence of 0.4% in 2006/07 to 0.5% in 2011/12.
Community groups, organisations and enterprises are being invited to bid for grants of up to £10,000 to fund initiatives that provide support for Island residents learning to cope with living with a long-term health condition.
Health services on the Isle of Wight are now delivering a life saving treatment for patients in the community which in the past has only been delivered in hospital.