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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has judged the Earl Mountbatten Hospice to be ‘Outstanding’ - putting them alongside a small group of other hospices across the country which have achieved a similar rating.
Health and Social Care
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All are welcome to attend the official opening of the new shop in Shanklin that will be manned by volunteers.
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Community Heart Failure Nurse Specialist Georgina Newnham dispels some common myths about being a patient at the hospice and praises the integrated care available on the Isle of Wight.
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New equipment to help record blood pressure is donated by the Friends
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A strong advocate for improved mental health services, Edana Minghella will be remembered by many as "the passionate, vivacious woman of style, love, joy, song, curiosity and furious politics"
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The National Education Union says schools have been given inadequate advice - more often than not delivered at the last minute - and with no additional funding
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Peter Shreeve said, "We wanted to listen to the concerns of these staff and found amazing similarity to those of education support staff and teachers. Frustration that they cannot do the job that they love, for which they trained"
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Education unions have come together to call on the Education Secretary to take firm action on improving ventilation in schools
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Mark Chiverton says, "If the Government fails to act quickly to reverse the current drift, there will be yet more unnecessary damage to the education of children and young people"
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The CCG would like to make a decision by mid-November, so are asking patients to take part in a survey which closes next week
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Agency staff are being blamed for the 73-year-old man being moved to the wrong care home without any of his medication, including his insulin, or his clothes, without the knowledge of his family.
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Tim reminds himself how great his electric bikes are - and opens an offer for discounts to VentnorBlog readers
