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.
Island GP practices exceed national patient satisfaction rates in almost every aspect of the care they give to patients according to the latest national survey of GP practices.