The increasing number of children and young people under huge stress has led to hospital admissions for mental health disorders on the Isle of Wight being almost double the UK national average.
An NHS report has revealed that St Mary's Hospital was left unable to provide adequate staffing on six wards. The Trust blamed staff sickness and lack of available agency nurses.
Leader of the council, Dave Stewart, says residents should change their behaviour to fit in with shorter opening hours - and claims Islanders have been sitting with "their flasks and their sandwiches to be first into the tip".
The Isle of Wight CCG will not be able to invest in any services in the 2018/19 financial year without making £9.4m in savings first. The IW CCG governing body will meet today (Thursday).
A paper being discussed at the Health and Wellbeing Board this week claims the number of community pharmacies and dispensing doctors will continue to be adequate despite a 2.2% predicted rise in the Island’s population.
This Isle of Wight care home has six months to improve or face being shut down, after being rated 'Inadequate' due to “widespread and systematic failings”.
A report published by the Isle of Wight NHS reveals there were 20 deaths at the hospital classed as a ‘serious incident’ between September and December last year.
The Chief Constable has said every Isle of Wight officer who wants, has a clear operational need, and has passed the training required to be able to carry a taser, should get one.
Permission to serve alcohol between the hours of 9am and 11pm, Monday to Saturday, and between 10am to 11pm on Sundays, was approved by the Isle of Wight Council’s licensing sub-committee today.