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If you are interested in news from the Isle of Wight NHS, this is the place to find it. We cover details of policy, staffing, medical interest and more.

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Below are Isle of Wight stories relating to health, wellbeing and social care.

a bunch of blue tooth brushes in a cup

18, October 2024·2 min read

Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board addresses dental care access issues

NHS responds to Isle of Wight dental care accessibility with new measures

female care worker in blue outfit

16, October 2024·3 min read

Funding and workforce shortages top concerns for Isle of Wight care providers

Isle of Wight social care challenges discussed at meeting with care providers and Island MPs

Daffodils outside County Hall in Newport by Simon Haytack

16, October 2024·1 min read

Isle of Wight and Hampshire councils review Public Health partnership future

Isle of Wight council reviews strategic Public Health partnership with Hampshire County Council

St. Mary's Hospital exterior

14, October 2024·3 min read

NHS Trusts commit to improving careers of specialty and associate specialist doctors

NHS Trusts join forces with SAS Collective to upgrade specialist medical careers

Photograph of a model of a heart

12, October 2024·2 min read

CPR training day with Isle of Wight Ambulance Service aims to save lives

Isle of Wight Ambulance Service to teach vital CPR to children on World Restart a Heart Day

Toothbrushes in pot against plain background

11, October 2024·2 min read

Freshwater dental staff in tears amidst overwhelming patient demand

Freshwater dental team faces emotional toll amid NHS practice transition

Man with thumbs up

11, October 2024·1 min read

Blackwater Mill Care Home responds to CQC Special Measures with improvements

The care home say the issues raised in the CQC report from the inspection which took place over six months ago have already been resolved

female care worker in blue outfit

11, October 2024·4 min read

Safety lapses at Newport care home prompt CQC to impose special measures (updated)

CQC inspection reveals serious safety concerns at Blackwater Mill care home

St. Mary's Hospital exterior

9, October 2024·1 min read

Isle of Wight community rallies against NHS staff parking charge hikes

A Change.org petition gains support to oppose new parking charges for NHS staff

A carer holding the hand of a patient

9, October 2024·1 min read

Have your say: Council invites unpaid carers to shape Isle of Wight support services

Calling all unpaid carers! Your experiences can guide IWC's services

person in dentist chair with dentist looking at xrays

8, October 2024·3 min read

Healthwatch Isle of Wight highlights continued dissatisfaction with lack of dental care (updated)

Isle of Wight dental services receive criticism despite efforts to improve access

back lit sign saying 'always smile'

6, October 2024·1 min read

Overwhelmed Freshwater mydentist staff face uncertainty and patient aggression

Staff at Freshwater's mydentist face aggression from patients and uncertainty around transition to new provider

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