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Phil Jordan says the Conservative 'One Island One Service’ announcement demonstrates they have no new ideas or understanding about how to get the Island through the financial crisis it faces.
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"Local Area Co-ordinators"
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A new team working to provide person-to-person support for individuals and families is already making a difference in areas of the Isle of Wight.
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One patient, who has a history of being suicidal, says she hasn't been seen by a consultant psychiatrist for nearly a year and has had two appointments cancelled by the service. The NHS respond.
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Cllr Lilley says that Isle of Wight residents need transparency and honesty about what is happening with this statutory and life-saving/health prevention service.
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Chair of Island Labour says if the cuts go ahead, then essentially Islanders will become the first English county to lose free at the point of delivery NHS, if they "have to pay through the nose" to be able to access hospital services.
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Cllr Andre believes the decision to scrap Local Area Coordinators will have a devastating impact on Isle of Wight communities and vows to continue to challenge the council administration over their budget decisions.
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In the last two and a half years the costs of Floating Bridge 6 have spiraled. The councillor for East Cowes says the additional cost of the replacement launch could have been used to continue the work of the Local Area Coordinators.
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The clinical lead for the redesign of acute services says no decisions have been made yet, nor will they be before there has been consultation with the public, health professionals and other stakeholders.
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A group of five councillors - independent of any political group - have submitted budget amendments that would actually see more cuts to services being made than those in charge are proposing, claims Cllr Bacon.
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Loneliness is a problem for hundreds of people who receive social care on the Isle of Wight, according to official figures. The figure has improved compared to seven years ago, but could rise again once Local Area Coordinators are scrapped next year.
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The Isle of Wight LibDem councillors say their budget plans are prudent, paid for by redirecting money that would otherwise go into the Council’s transformation and general reserves.
