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Over 330 patients with the flu are being treated in hospitals in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, with the number of patients in intensive care increasing, amid significant pressure on all local health services
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Below are Isle of Wight stories relating to health, wellbeing and social care.
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Hospitals, GP practices, urgent treatment centers, minor injury units, and ambulance services are all impacted
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Almost every bed at hospitals across Hampshire and Isle of Wight is occupied by patients needing care
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The accreditation requires the trust to meet certain criteria, including training staff in veterans' needs and establishing links to nearby veteran services
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Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Fire and Rescue Service team up to improve cardiac arrest survival rates
The initiative is the latest collaboration between the two emergency services - launched to improve survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests
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Bob Seely MP raised the issue of early diagnosis of skin cancer in Parliament. The campaign, known as "Zoe's Law", aims to change NHS medical practices to ensure all moles removed at private clinics are tested for melanoma
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Praise for those providing maternity care at Isle of Wight NHS Trust, as the service has been rated as 'Good' overall, as well as for safety and leadership
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A new mobile hub has also been launched and is helping the team to travel to some of the more remote areas of the Isle of Wight
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Informal menopause support groups are popping up across UK, including on Isle of Wight
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Solent NHS Trust’s School Age Immunisation (SAI) service has welcomed new immunisation support workers to help parents complete the online, e-consent process for their child’s immunisations
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Cllr Julie Jones-Evans said the remark from Cllr Love about leisure centres possibly being closed was an unguarded remark, but not what the Island was looking for
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Congratulations to the 22 nurses who completed their Degree Apprenticeship this year on the Isle of Wight
