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Currently bookings for the autumn booster are only open for people who are aged 65 plus, carers, frontline health and social care workers, pregnant women and people who are severely immunosuppressed
Health and Social Care
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Below are Isle of Wight stories relating to health, wellbeing and social care.
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See a roundup of the number of reported positive Covid tests, age breakdowns, hospital admissions, vaccinations and deaths on the Isle of Wight
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Although the critical incident has been called to an end, the hospital are still seeing a very high demand for their services
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Vaccinating children not only helps to protect them against this illness, say Solent NHS Trust, but also helps to stop them passing on flu to older relatives
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The event is a chance for veterans and their families to meet NHS staff trained to be aware of veteran’s needs and find out how this will improve the care they receive
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In order to maintain safety of services, some planned surgical activity has been postponed, but cancer treatment and urgent operations will continue to be prioritised, as well as people who have already had long waits for their treatment
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The GP practice said the text had gone to patients who had incomplete records and they were just trying to fulfil their equality obligations
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Details of locations where you can get your Autumn Covid booster on the Isle of Wight have finally been revealed
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See a roundup of the number of reported positive Covid tests, age breakdowns, hospital admissions, vaccinations and deaths on the Isle of Wight
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It's not yet clear whether any planned operations or clinical appointments will be postponed, but it's happening in other NHS Trusts
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Dr Lesley Stevens, the trust’s director of community, mental health and learning disabilities, said there were real challenges across the system, but that services will always be delivered locally
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Joe Smyth, the Isle of Wight NHS Trust's chief operating officer, shared his concerns about how they will cope in the winter with pressures getting worse every month
