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Under 40s have risks with Oxford-AstraZeneca jabs, so Pfizer and Moderna are options. There’s running confusion on how to get them on the Isle of Wight. Here’s a tale of one Islander’s frustration and possible routes to vaccination
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Below are Isle of Wight stories relating to health, wellbeing and social care.
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The mission of Diabetes Group IOW is to encourage people with all types of diabetes to enhance their enjoyment of life
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Patients deferring or declining cancer treatment in Portsmouth and Southampton has created a backlog, but measures are being put in place to tackle this as a priority
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A Chief Nursing Officer Silver award recognises major contributions to patients and the profession and the enormous range of skills, expertise, and enduring compassion that modern nursing and midwifery represent
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As part of Dementia Action Week, the Speech and Language Therapy Team at St Mary's Hospital have produced these helpful videos
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Having previously said they couldn't comment on whether recent Covid19 cases included the Indian variant, the Director of Public Health is now reassuring residents that the situation is being managed appropriately
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News OnTheWight shares the weekly results of confirmed positive Coronavirus tests and deaths on the Isle of Wight, as well as hospital admissions and age breakdowns
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There's been ‘a steady improvement curve’ in the number of patients being seen within four hours at the Emergency Department
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The Trust was placed in Special Measures in January 2018, but has been making improvements over the past three years
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Many readers have asked News OnTheWight to find out whether the Indian variant has reached the Island
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As the Island opens back up again, residents and visitors are urged to be cautious and to continue following the social distancing guidance
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Timothy Spencer from Newport responds to the vaccines minister's views on suppressing the Indian variant of Covid-19
