Isle of Wight health

New figures reveal that 33% of the Isle of Wight's youngsters are unhealthily overweight when they finish primary school and those numbers are rising. Public health groups are calling for government action.

More than one in five cancer patients on the Isle of Wight are only diagnosed after an emergency admission to hospital, figures show.

Are you going to be one of the 1,000 people on the Isle of Wight learning how to Restart a Heart today?

In November, returning for their fourth time, The Dementia Training Company will be heading to Bermuda to share knowledge, experiences and ideas to help those affected by dementia.

Cllr Brodie says the Isle of Wight Council should be "hanging its head in shame, not crowing about something they could have signed up to some time ago".

Owners of the care home say they've brought in a new management team who are making significant ongoing improvements. The CQC say further improvement is needed.

The figures revealed by the BBC this morning are grim reading for residents on the Isle of Wight, as the Trust misses major targets and lags behind the rest of the country in many areas.

An official audit on one day in March this year revealed that around 30 people were detained under the Mental Health Act within the Isle of Wight NHS Trust.

On World Mental Health Day it's revealed that almost 300 Isle of Wight residents are still awaiting mental health support.

The Islander spearheading the Red Box Project on the Isle of Wight says she wants every young woman who needs it, to be supported and not have to miss vital learning at school due to lack of sanitary protection.

More than a third of adults receiving social care on the Isle of Wight are paying private providers to top up their support, new figures show.