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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The number of daily positive Covid-19 tests has risen over the weekend. See those and other Covid-19 related data for the Isle of Wight
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See today’s update on the number of positive Covid-19 tests, deaths and hospital admissions on the Isle of Wight, including graphs showing trend over last two weeks
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The data wasn't released until 10.40 last night, so this is info about yesterday's numbers, including graphs as usual
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Daughter of the Isle of Wight, Dame Ellen MacArthur will be opening the BUPA Great South Run in October. Good luck to everyone from the Island taking part.
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The Youth Commission will be visiting Boomtown and Victorious festivals to promote the #LethalHighs campaign.
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15 year old Danni Goodridge, is appealing for help to raise £20,000 for a vital operation to fit a pacemaker to her stomach. Read her story.
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The Excel database, which stored appointments and frequently collapsed because of its large size, had contributed to the death of a 96 year old man, who broke his neck in a fall at his home in 2015. It has now been replaced and early glitches are being resolved say the NHS Trust.
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Dave Stewart kicks health worker with 30 years’ experience off health and social care scrutiny panel
After being removed from the Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee with no notice, Cllr Love says that "it seems to me that if you question the actions of the Conservatives they'll do what they can to silence you". The leader claims the committee role was only 'temporary'.
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The Chair of the Isle of Wight NHS Trust is the latest to condemn the ghetto comments made by David Hoare. Eve Richardson says his comments could be damaging to the vital recruitment drive.
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Experienced public involvement expert appointed to oversee improvements in health and social care for people on the Isle of Wight.
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The CEO reminded members that the decision to scrap the funding, as suggested by Director of Adult Social Care, had already been made but was yet to be ratified.