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Brighstone Primary School will be the first school to receive their free CPR training next week.
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Isle of Wight NHS Trust press team
The IW NHS Trust press team issue press releases on behalf of Trust.
They range from details about operation of the hospital and health services, to good news stories about awards and successess.
You can contact the press team on [email protected]
The IW NHS Trust press team issue press releases on behalf of Trust.
They range from details about operation of the hospital and health services, to good news stories about awards and successess.
You can contact the press team on [email protected]
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When someone goes into cardiac arrest their survival rate without a defibrillator is likely to be less than 7%, however this can increase up to 74% with early defibrillation.
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The new quiet and calming space is already a success with dementia patients, offering them somewhere to spend quality time with family and staff, in a much more therapeutic space.
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Staff from all areas of the Isle of Wight NHS came together last week to hear how leaving the EU will affect them and what they need to do to secure their rights and gain settlement status in the UK.
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The service manager for the Early Intervention Psychosis service stresses how important it is to get help as soon as you have your first psychotic episode. The newly improved premises in Orchard Street is more convenient and will meets the needs of those using the service.
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The change will see the two end of life teams, one by Mountbatten, the other NHS Trust, work more closely.
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In the last ten years MRI referrals have increased by 120% with on average 7,500 number of MRI scans being performed at St. Mary’s Hospital each year. That's around 900 each month.
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The new Director joins at a critical time. Her range of experience will be important as the Trust moves forward to ensure that all patients on the Isle of Wight get the best possible care.
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Thanks to proceeds from their performances, the Wight Strollers have now donated a total of nine Public Access Defibrillators (PAD’s) to the scheme.
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Archie Harris and Harris Reynolds were both born on the first day of the year at St Mary's Hospital in Newport, Isle of Wight.
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Sister of Colwell ward, Tina Beardmore, says that over the years she's often found a patient with dementia sat outside her office saying they are waiting for a bus - these new signs will provide a familiar place where they can just sit in a quiet and safe environment.
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New computer aided despatch (CAD) system will help staff responding to 999 calls ensure callers get the ‘right response, first time’.
