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The vaccination programme on the Isle of Wight is proving very successful with at least 62 per cent of the 16-plus population already having had their first dose
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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Leader of the council, Dave Stewart, says a key part of recovery will be that everyone continues to take personal responsibility for their actions
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Once working, transfer by ambulance to Seaclose for a helicopter transfer will no longer be needed
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One in four of the Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group's cancer patients waited two months or more to start treatment following a referral from their GP.
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St Mary's Vaccination Hub commences Covid-19 spring vaccination programme, prioritising over-75s and immunocompromised individuals on the Isle of Wight
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A Cowes family fundraises for their son's rare brain cancer treatment
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Good news for Isle of Wight organ transplant patients worried about receiving a call in the middle of the night. A senior renal nurse at Queen Alexandra hospital explains what happens.
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It's not too late to register for your free tickets to see tonight's screening of Peter Bach's fascinating documentary 'Sell Off: the abolition of your NHS'.
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Ensure you voice is heard over the plans by the Isle of Wight council to close the mental health day centres.
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Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the seventh Islander to pass away after testing positive for Coronavirus
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Isle of Wight medical volunteers and parents are hoping to raise funds and awareness for two very rare conditions that can devastate families if diagnoses or treatment is not forthcoming. Little is known about PANDAS and PANS in the UK, but this campaign hopes to change that.
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Colleen Brannon shares a heartfelt plea to Islanders to support this petition calling on the Isle of Wight council to rethink closure of mental health day centres.
