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The new funding will mean there will be 37 practitioners in place to support staff who experience traumatic events at work such as violence or aggression
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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Residents said they felt staff were caring, and Inspectors say they saw staff treat residents with kindness and compassion
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Maggie Nelmes sets out what you can do this week to help the Save Our NHS cause, with links to campaigns that are trying to make a difference
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£6,000 one-off grants for hospitality, accommodation and leisure sectors impacted by rise of Omicron
Hospitality and leisure businesses are urged to check whether they are eligible for the latest round of funding and to apply by 18th February. Details within the article
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62 patients are medically fit to leave hospital, but have no care in place to be safely discharged, causing congestion on the wards
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Details of the dates, times and locations for pop-up vaccination clinics being held at Isle of Wight fire stations over the coming weeks
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Cllr Love says the £5.4 billion fund announced by the Government is not reaching the Adult Social Care sector, meaning real-time cuts of £1.7m
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Has there been a drop in the number of Isle of Wight deaths where influenza is the underlying cause?
A comment that is often asked on social media is 'what about the deaths due to 'flu?' News OnTheWight has been looking into it and has the answers
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News OnTheWight shares the weekly roundup of positive Covid-19 tests with age breakdowns, deaths, vaccinations, as well as hospital admissions on the Isle of Wight
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The rules from Tuesday about getting a PCR test if you have had a positive lateral flow test change. See the details within
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Today also saw a big rise in the number of daily positive Covid-19 tests on the Isle of Wight
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From next week the vaccination hub at St Mary's Hospital in Newport will be welcoming people aged 18 and over for their first, second and booster Covid-19 vaccines
