Isle of Wight health

The Department has announced Isle of Wight NHS Trust is among 19 hospitals across England who have been awarded a share of £13.34m.

Primary schools across the Isle of Wight are being encouraged to get involved in St John Ambulance's Big First Aid Lesson 2017.

If you are free on Wednesday morning, why not attend this month's Isle of Wight NHS Trust Board meeting. You might have more luck getting questions answered than campaign group.

The Isle of Wight Save Our NHS Group are concerned that Island residents are unaware of the potential changes to NHS services and are not getting enough information from the IW NHS Trust. They've been waiting for answers to questions for six weeks.

IOW Save our NHS Group are just one of many who have signed a letter congratulating Professor Stephen Hawking for making it clear that the current NHS and social care ‘crisis’ is due to political choice.

There's still time to catch the recording from last night's South Today news in which an award-winning device for early detection of pressure ulcers trialed on the Isle of Wight is featured.

Islanders are being invited to take part in a Save our NHS march planned for next month on the Isle of Wight. OnTheWight has the details.

Isle of Wight medical volunteers and parents are hoping to raise funds and awareness for two very rare conditions that can devastate families if diagnoses or treatment is not forthcoming. Little is known about PANDAS and PANS in the UK, but this campaign hopes to change that.

Order of Mercy Award is made to Cowes-based Dr Michael Hall in recognition for his distinguished work on diabetes over many years.

The Deputy Chief Inspector of Hospitals (Lead for Mental Health) at the Care Quality Commission said those who deliver and commission care must learn from the services that are getting it right.

One resident whose blood was contaminated by the NHS decades ago has been forced to pay for her own treatment, Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely, told the House last night.