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Long-term sustainable options for the minibus that takes Isle of Wight cancer patients from Southsea to QA Hospital in Portsmouth were discussed at a meeting hosted by Hovertravel today.
It was feared the vital bus service for Isle of Wight cancer patients would come to an end this Friday, but an anonymous donor has stepped in to keep it going for an extra couple of months.
After a year of trying to secure funding from IW NHS CCG, Wessex Cancer Trust say they are no longer able to provide the minibus service that gets Isle of Wight cancer patients to and from treatment in Portsmouth. Treatment they have to travel to the Mainland for, because IW NHS doesn't provide it.