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Just under 50 per cent of 12 to 15-year-olds have received a Covid jab, which has concerned the senior officer for the Island’s vaccination programme
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MD of the CCG says "treatment is based on the individual’s needs", but the Alzheimer’s Society is "extremely concerned" about the rise in the number of antipsychotic medication prescriptions
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The Isle of Wight's director of public health, Simon Bryant, was asked whether he believes later flow testing is safe enough to facilitate visits to care homes
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Just because we are on an island doesn't mean we are more protected than the Mainland
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Read the confirmed details of how the Covid-19 restrictions will be eased over the coming months
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One patient, who has a history of being suicidal, says she hasn't been seen by a consultant psychiatrist for nearly a year and has had two appointments cancelled by the service. The NHS respond.
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More than 92,000 Islanders have had at least three doses of a Covid vaccine, but there has been confusion as to what happens for those under 75 or who are not immunosuppressed. That is cleared up here
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The consultation is for care staff working in care homes for older people, rather than all care homes and people have just five weeks to respond
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The Ethics Advisory Board report their findings in relation to the rollout of the Contact Tracing App on the Isle of Wight. Details within
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We’ve now discovered, just by chance, that the Government quietly shelved the promised second version of the IW Tracing App - First we’d heard of it. That aside, here are details of a change of approach they’re considering
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Isle of Wight MP says not all the 73,000 will be Island downloads, but that Island has downloaded the App in "significant numbers"
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NHS England’s chief data officer, Dr Geraint Lewis, says he is overwhelmed by the number of downloads of the Contact Tracing App. Details within
