Parents or families whose children have died, from infancy through to the age of young adults, either through illness or tragic accidents are welcome to the service, whatever their faith.
Well done to all those involved in the delivery of the 111 service which the CQC found to be 'Good'. The Urgent Care Service was responsive and staff caring but CQC felt safety and leadership 'Requires Improvement'.
Current waiting time is over four hours because residents are attending for minor complaints, rather than seek assistance from their GP or other services, such as calling NHS 111.
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has appointed an interim Chief Executive following the sudden departure of Karen Baker last month. Maggie Oldham has a wealth of NHS experience, including mergers between neighbouring Trusts.
Michele Legg says the CCG are "determined and committed to working with the Trust, regulators and other partners to help ensure the essential improvement required are delivered".
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust say they "have to ensure that we improve leadership throughout the organisation from board level through to service level".
Philip Crombleholme from Newport has lived with type 1 diabetes for over 50 years. He has now been awarded the Alan Nabarro medal in recognition of his courage and perseverance of living with diabetes.