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The campaign highlights the increase in risk of heart attack over the winter months and the dangers of a sedentary lifestyle, poor diet: excessive alcohol consumption and stress
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Below are Isle of Wight stories relating to health, wellbeing and social care.
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The Community Mental Health Team have been thanked for their hard work, after the CQC inspectors found several improvements in the service following a recent inspection
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The Trust has a lot of to be proud of says the Inspector, but Southampton General Hospital is under pressure and needs to respond to the increasing demand for its services and address the areas for improvement
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The Cabinet member responsible, Cllr Clare Mosdell, has declared she'll look at the mental health reform ideas suggested by film-maker Sam Schroeder, but says he's balancing his optimism with a healthy dose of scepticism.
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Isle of Wight support staff and teachers have expressed their "astonishment, disbelief and growing anxiety" over plans for primary pupils to return to school next week. More than 50 people have signed a letter to the IW council urging them to reconsider the plans
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"Getting the vaccine is our best defence against Covid-19 - with every adult vaccinated, we are one step closer to our summer freedoms", says the clinical lead for the Isle of Wight vaccination programme
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Care England say when compulsory Covid vaccinations come into force in the care sector, an additional 35,000 to 70,000 workers will be needed across the country
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With a week to go until the deadline for care staff to have had two Covid jabs by, the Cabinet member for Adult Social Care urges care staff to get vaccinated
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The Island's approach to mental health and well being was highlighted by the Covid pandemic. Simon Bryant explains more in his third annual report
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Nikki is asking Islanders to help raise £1,500 for this special cot for the bereavement unit at St Mary's by donating just £1.
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With the closure of Mental Health Day Centres around the corner, one service user says all he's been offered is to 'pop along to Aspire' - who had to shut their wellbeing services down after funding cut
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Figures reveal that the number of Isle of Wight amputations due to diabetes has risen by 16 per cent. Diabetes UK says “urgent action” is needed to stop what it described as an “epidemic” of diabetes.
