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Expert doctors say staff in the Neonatal Special Care Unit need a regular caseload of babies to ensure they maintain their skills and expertise, so can only now care for babies who need continuous monitoring born after 32 weeks.
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It's been revealed that the Isle of Wight NHS Trust was the worst performing in the Wessex area for cancer patient wait times between April and June this year.
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The effects of the prolonged weather meant overall attendance at the Emergency Department at St Mary’s was up by five per cent.
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The dramatic makeover, complete with a volcano, dinosaurs and waterfall, of the golf course, first built in the 1920s could begin in November if approved.
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Due to staff shortages, appointments at this GP surgery will have to be made on the day, rather than being pre-booked.
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FBU chair, Pete Mawhood said services were being run on luck and, had Sunday's fire in Sandown taken place at another time, the outcome could have been very different.
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The new interim head of the Isle of Wight CCG said they "are absolutely understanding of the stress this has caused children and their families", but added there was a national shortage of experience in this area.
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Cllr Steve Cowley believes there "has been no geographic, or historical or community plan in the way it has been done", adding that, "It’s been done purely on numbers".
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Most respondents to the resident parking zone survey said permits should be free, but if approved they will cost £60 for the first permit, and £100 for the second car.
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In a report, due to be seen by the CCG board tomorrow (Thursday), concerns have been raised about the insufficient capacity in the short-term to clear the waiting list by the end of March.
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As covered by OnTheWight in January, rumours that organ transplants for Islanders are affected by a lack of ferry crossings overnight are quashed by those involved with the care of patients.
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Isle of Wight council scrutiny committee voted last night to call on Cllr Ian Ward to reconsider his delegated decision to impose double yellow lines on Hope Road, Ryde.
