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

Four teenagers sitting on the beach with their back to the camera

8, February 2022·4 min read

Children’s Mental Health Week: Exploring creative ways to share feelings, thoughts and ideas

This year's theme is 'growing together' and the week’s activities will encourage children and young people to explore the creative ways that they can share their feelings, thoughts and ideas

2, February 2022·1 min read

Change to opening hours at Riverside vaccination centre (updated)

From next week the Newport mass vaccination centre will be changing their opening times. Read the details within

illustation of person having covid-19 test by United Nations

2, February 2022·3 min read

Weekly update of Isle of Wight Covid-19 figures: Deaths, hospitalisations and vaccinations

News OnTheWight shares the weekly roundup of Covid deaths, vaccinations, as well as hospital admissions on the Isle of Wight

Teddy bear in bed with mask and thermometer

1, February 2022·1 min read

MMR uptake on the Isle of Wight: We can do better says Public Health chief

Both the Isle of Wight and the country are below the World Health Organisation’s 95 per cent target for MMR vaccinations

Mobile phone on black table with Covid-19 words on screen by Martin Sanchez

1, February 2022·1 min read

A major change to how positive Covid tests are recorded announced

The figures will be skewed for a couple of weeks as new metrics are introduced. Read about the changes within

young people in an audience putting up their hands

1, February 2022·2 min read

£10,000 funding boost to share suicide awareness training with teenagers

Suicide Prevention and Intervention IOW has been awarded over £10,000 to run a Youth Project across the Island, delivering suicide awareness training

31, January 2022·1 min read

11-week trial into corruption and bribery begins for two Isle of Wight NHS officials

Money from pharmaceutical companies was supposed to be paid to the Isle of Wight CCG, instead it went to a company set up by a GP and head of medicines management at the CCG, it's been alleged

Staff from Home Instead Isle of Wight holding the celebratory banner

31, January 2022·2 min read

High praise from CQC for ‘Outstanding’ Isle of Wight home care company

Congratulations are in order for the company and their staff, whose clients describe as ‘wonderful’ and ‘extremely kind’

care worker in PPE standing in a garden with blue sky behind

29, January 2022·1 min read

Care Quality Commission to restart inspections from next week

Alongside risk-based inspections the CQC will undertake ongoing monitoring of services

28, January 2022·2 min read

Latest Isle of Wight Covid figures, including tests, hospital admissions, deaths and vaccinations

Catch up on the latest Covid-19 figures for the Isle of Wight, including positive tests, hospital admissions, deaths and vaccinations

28, January 2022·1 min read

NHS Tracker Tool: Find out how Isle of Wight NHS Trust is coping this winter

News OnTheWight looks at the data from the NHS Postcode Tracker to see how IW NHS Trust is coping with winter pressures and Covid

28, January 2022·1 min read

Walk-in Covid-19 vaccination available in Ventnor

The sessions can provide first or second vaccinations or boosters and are available for anyone 12 years old or over

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