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News OnTheWight shares a roundup of hospital admissions, vaccinations, deaths and positive Covid-19 tests with age breakdowns on the Isle of Wight
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Below are Isle of Wight stories relating to health, wellbeing and social care.
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Cllr Love calls for the whole Island population to pull together and be supportive, encouraging those at risk to be vaccinated against Monkeypox
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Louise Walker from the Ambulance Service said the Ryde Beach Lifeguard team "truly is an asset to our Island community" and that their "ongoing training, safety awareness and prevention programmes are highly commendable"
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There are plans for a GP surgery local to Newport to move to the former Nat West bank on Riverway
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News OnTheWight shares a roundup of hospital admissions, vaccinations, deaths and positive Covid-19 tests with age breakdowns on the Isle of Wight
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Patients and members of the public are still being asked to use services wisely to ensure those with the greatest need can access care and support
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Nurses are ready and waiting to provide catchup vaccination clinics for the HPV vaccine, the 3-in-1 tetanus, diphtheria and polio booster, MMR and flu vaccines
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The hospital is only able to treat people with life threatening conditions and injuries, so anyone who arrives without a life-threatening condition or injury will be redirected to alternative services
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There are three full wards of people being cared for in hospital who do not need to be there. Some people have declined social care placements because they don't want to travel between towns to visit their relatives
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The CQC has teamed up with Disability Rights UK to help make giving feedback easier for those who are deaf or hard of hearing
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Ryde Safe Haven offers any over 18s on the Island a ‘safe space’ out of hours on Fridays, weekends and bank holidays
