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Date: 19 March 2024
We have today (Monday 11 March) declared a critical incident across our acute and ambulance services, to protect patient safety as the hospital and emergency department are full.
We are holding an open day on Tuesday 12 March for armed forces reservists and anyone who is interested in joining the cadet force adult volunteers.
Please help your local NHS by keeping Emergency Departments free for those who need them most during the junior doctor strikes which start this Saturday.
Our stroke unit at St Mary’s Hospital were delighted to receive a generous cheque after a successful Christmas raffle.
This Valentine’s Day, the IOW NHS Ambulance Service wants to remind everyone of the importance of learning Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and how to use public defibrillators, so we all have the skills to help restart a heart.
Isle of Wight NHS Trust is proud to share that four of its Community Nurses have been given the prestigious title of Queen's Nurse by The Queen's Nursing Institute (QNI).
Members of the IW Ambulance Service have been recognised at an awards ceremony held at Northwood House.
A new hub that will transform the way mental health services are delivered on the island is nearing completion behind the hoardings of the former HMV building in Newport High Street.
Get advice and support on your health and wellbeing this winter
Junior doctors will begin a further period of industrial action starting at 7am tomorrow, Wednesday 3 January, and will continue to 7am Tuesday 9 January.
Louise Walker, Head of Education, Training and Engagement, for the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service, has been awarded the King’s Ambulance Service Medal (KAM) for distinguished service, it was announced last night.
St Mary’s Hospital is asking for support to get people home as quickly as possible
Junior doctors will begin industrial action at 7am tomorrow, Wednesday 20 December, and will continue to 7am Saturday 23 December. Our services continue to be extremely busy and we expect our services to experience further pressure during the strikes.
The Children’s ward at St Mary’s Hospital have received a special delivery of handmade toys from NaShers (Nettlestone and Seaview’s Men’s Shed).
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Today (Tuesday 12 December) Isle of Wight NHS Trust has declared a critical incident to protect patient safety as the hospital and emergency department are full.
IW Ambulance Service put their plans to the test yesterday evening with a large-scale multi-agency training exercise
A special awards ceremony was held on Thursday 23 November at St Mary’s Hospital to mark Healthcare Support Workers (HCSW) Day 2023.
A pioneering partnership between the Isle of Wight NHS Trust and HTP Apprenticeship College has won a prestigious national award. The Isle of Wight NHS Trust Careers for Young People programme won the Workforce Team of the Year category at the recent Nursing Times Workforce Awards 2023.
St Mary’s Vaccination Hub will remain open until 31 January 2024 for people who are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine
As winter approaches and pressure increases on the island’s NHS services, St Mary’s Hospital asks islanders for their support.
Island Carers Passport Scheme launched to support unpaid carers
Carers Isle of Wight has teamed up with Isle of Wight NHS Trust to launch The Carers Passport scheme, the first of its kind on the island, to support unpaid carers to be recognised for the important role they play, caring for people who need that extra support.
We are contacting patients who are on St. Mary's Hospital waiting lists to confirm if they still require their hospital appointment or procedure.
Thanks to incredible fundraising efforts, the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service Clinical Coordination Centre staff, along with the Ambulance Training & Community Response Services (ATCORS) have funded a new public access defibrillator located at The Three Bishops in the village of Brightstone.
Bowel Cancer UK have announced Jennifer Rayner, the Colorectal Clinical Nurse Specialist, from St. Mary's Hospital, Newport, Isle of Wight as winner of the prestigious Gary Logue Colorectal Nurse Cancer Awards.
The IOW NHS Trust thanks the Friends of St Mary’s for funding the LED ceiling lights for the Children’s Ward at a cost of £2982.
Organised by the Isle of Wight Council in partnership with our Trust, around 800 people attended the Lord Louis Library, Newport, on Wednesday to hear more about career opportunities from across the sector.
A successful partnership between trade unions and our Trust to improve our flexible working offer has won a prestigious industry award.
Our Vaccination Hub has opened its doors to the public and is offering COVID vaccinations to those who are eligible
All NHS health and care providers across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have been working hard to look after our patients whilst respecting our colleagues right to strike. Ahead of the next round of strikes we wanted to explain what you can expect from us and how we can best support each other.
In partnership with NHS Blood and Transplant, we are calling on people to register their donation decision and talk to their families about organ donation for this year's Organ Donation Week.
Over 20 health and care employers are joining forces to host a major careers festival on the island in a drive to find new recruits looking to make a real difference to people’s lives.
Our next Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday 14 September in the Main Lecture Theatre, Education Centre, St Mary’s Hospital, Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG.
Monday 4 September there will be no vehicle through route across the St Mary's site
Our staff and teams are up for a number of prestigious healthcare awards
Significant progress has being made across our multi-million pound Investing in Our Future programme since work started earlier this year.
Four apprentices from Isle of Wight Ambulance Service were among 200 paramedic apprentices from across England who officially graduated from University of Cumbria last week.
From Tuesday 1 August there will be a number of ward and department moves taking place across St Mary’s Hospital.
Sevenacres Mental Health Unit at St Mary’s Hospital is up for a national award
Building work for the new community diagnostic centre at St Mary’s Hospital will start next month.
St. Mary’s Hospital has been awarded 5 stars for food hygiene following an unannounced food hygiene inspection
Senior doctors are to take action on Thursday 20 July and Friday 21 July
A huge thank you to the Ventnor Lions Club charity who have very generously donated a new bladder scanner to Luccombe Ward, St Mary’s Hospital.
The British Medical Association (BMA) has confirmed that industrial action, in the form of strikes, will take place at Isle of Wight NHS Trust this week. This action will impact our services.
IOW NHS Trust has been shortlisted in two categories of this year’s HSJ Patient Safety Awards which recognise and reward the teams and individuals who strive to deliver improved patient care for their community.
Over 40 new jobs are available at our Trust in preparation for the opening of the new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC).
Islanders needing a blood test at St Mary’s Hospital will be asked to book an appointment using a new online system from Tuesday 27 June.
The parents’ room located in the Children’s Ward at St Mary’s Hospital has been transformed thanks to a kind donation and capital funding.
Midwife, Kirsty Arnold, has been named as one of this year’s top 10 birth workers worldwide and is in the final to reach birth worker of the year after being nominated by Ryde mum, Charlotte Pugmire.
East Cowes GP surgery has responded to an increase in demand for their services and challenges in recruiting nurses for the practice by creating an innovative partnership with our community nursing team.
As local NHS services head into a very busy weekend, the Trust’s medical director is asking for help to keep urgent and emergency care available for people with life threatening illnesses or injuries.
We have been shortlisted for a Healthcare People Management Association (HPMA) award. This nomination is for delivery of a successful collaboration project with trade unions which has improved flexible working opportunities for all employees.
Over the past 12 months our emergency floor team has completed an innovative transformation resulting in zero nursing vacancies, less reliance on agency staff, an increase in positive feedback and a decrease in complaints.
Planned by the British Medical Association, Junior Doctors will be striking for 72 hours, from 7am on Wednesday 14 June to 7am on Saturday 17 June
We have introduced a buggy service at St Mary’s Hospital to help patients get to their appointments.
We have been awarded the Silver Award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme by the South East Reserve Forces’ Cadets’ Association (SERFCA).
A new pilot project which offers people an alternative location for their healthcare appointments has launched
The NHS on the Isle of Wight will be strengthened by the appointment of two experienced leaders.
The latest National Audit of Care at the End of Life results shows that our Trust continues to set the bar nationally in continuing to deliver high quality of care to people coming to the end of their life.
HRH the Duchess of Gloucester has officially opened our new £1m Ambulance Station at St. Mary’s Hospital which is home to the IW Ambulance Service
Our Ambulance Service has welcomed 12 special new recruits to their team this week to help reduce stress in the workplace.
From Monday 17 April 2023, visitors to St Mary’s Hospital and our other sites are once again no longer required to wear face masks in most clinical areas, unless it is their personal preference to do so.
IOW stroke services has received an ‘A’ star rating; the highest for stroke care in the region in the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP).
The COVID-19 spring vaccination programme is underway and St. Mary’s Hospital Vaccination Hub is offering the spring vaccine to those who are eligible.
Young people on the Isle of Wight are starting great careers with the NHS as part of a collaboration between the Island’s NHS Trust and local training provider HTP Apprenticeship College.
Today the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB) published papers ahead of its Board meeting on 29 March 2023.
Islanders will have better access to tests and treatment thanks to a new £10m Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) at St Mary’s Hospital.
Isle of Wight clinical nutrition nurse specialist, Deborah Shrubsole, has been shortlisted for a British Journal of Nursing Award, in the Nutrition Nurse of the Year category, for developing a feeding tube passport and kit bag that is helping to keep patients at home and maintain their independence.
Research study could help prevent many infants from severe illness
Our Trust has welcomed the confirmation of £21.5m of additional funding to modernise digital technology, IT infrastructure and clinical systems.
Isle of Wight NHS Trust student nurse, Jade Wareham has reached the final in two categories for the 2023 Student Nursing Times Awards.
One of our community first responders has praised the care he received after having a heart attack in the early hours of Tuesday 8 November 2021.
The Island’s veteran community and members of the public are invited to come along to a veteran’s engagement event at St Mary’s Hospital on Thursday 2 March.
A stronger partnership between neighbouring NHS trusts will help tackle the long-standing challenges of delivering healthcare for the Isle of Wight and ensure the provision of high quality, safe, and sustainable services to all the populations they serve.
A huge thank you to the Friend's of St Mary's for funding £1,295 for a small but incredible piece of equipment, known as an EMMA device, to add to the rapid response kit that is held by the on-call Operating Department Practitioner team.
A once in a generation investment programme into local NHS services has taken a major step forward as building work officially started in January at St Mary’s Hospital.
Results published by the Care Quality Commission show positive experiences for pregnant women and their families
The Trust’s Health-based Place of Safety (HBPoS) suite at Sevencacres has recently been redesigned and refurbished to ensure patients are provided with a safe and secure assessment environment.
Maternity staff at St. Mary’s Hospital welcomed 3 babies on Christmas Day 2022.
St. Mary's Hospital is still in Critical Incident status, facing extreme and sustained pressure on all its services following a significant rise in flu, Covid-19, and Strep A admissions.
Following months of sustained pressure and an extremely busy weekend, the situation at St Mary’s remains extremely critical.
From next week there will be further changes across St Mary’s Hospital site to enable work to begin on our new emergency care floor.
Our Trust is celebrating being awarded the Veteran Aware accreditation.
Our Ambulance Service and Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service (HIWFRS) launch a Cardiac Arrest Responder scheme to help save lives.
Isle of Wight Maternity Services has received a Good rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC)
The Trust is proud to celebrate its first cohort of Registered Nurse Degree Apprentices who completed their nursing qualifications, in partnership with The Open University.
Our Isle of Wight Ambulance Service have held an award ceremony to thank all volunteer Community First Responders (CFRs).
Our Isle of Wight NHS Trust Ambulance Service Patient Transport Service team (PTS) is proud to welcome three new Volunteer Ambulance Car Service drivers (VACS).
Following an increase in demand for emergency care, we have declared a Critical Incident.
The way pregnant people access urgent care is transforming with a new app
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust Ambulance Service (IWAS) ran another successful and ambitious large-scale night exercise yesterday evening (22 November) at the Isle of Wight Military Museum in Northwood.
Our end of life care team on Wellow Unit have been shortlisted for The Sun’s Who Cares Wins health awards in the ‘Best Team’ category.
From Monday 21 November 2022 there will be a number of changes at St Mary’s Hospital as work is set to begin on a once in a generation investment programme to improve the Island’s NHS infrastructure.
If you want to make a difference in your community and would like to find out more about a career in community healthcare, we would love you to join us at our virtual recruitment event to find out more.
The situation at St Mary’s has improved but remains serious as pressure continues across all NHS services.
Our multi-million pound Investing in Our Future programme to improve the Island's NHS services is about to begin.
The blood test department at St Mary’s Hospital will be relocating from Monday 31 October 2022 from its current location on Level B to the North Hospital.
Our Trust has declared a Critical Incident today (Tuesday 25 October) in response to significant pressure on hospital services.
This Sunday, 16 October 2022 is World Restart a Heart Day
A once in a generation capital investment in our NHS services is about to begin on the Isle of Wight.
Work to improve patient care and outcomes, reduce waiting times and bed occupancy, and to transform community mental health provision on the Island will start in November.
The IOW NHS Ambulance Training & Community Response Services (ATCoRS) team received national recognition in September for outstanding service and exceptional support services for their work during the pandemic.
Isle of Wight NHS Trust has declared a Critical Incident today (Tuesday 11 October) as it takes steps to protect patient safety.
Today it’s World Mental Health Day (Monday 10 October) with a world focus on making mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority
With so much uncertainty across the world and many people feeling the pinch of the cost-of-living crisis, more people are likely to experience poor mental health with increased stress, anxiety and depression.
We are appealing to Island residents for help in easing the ongoing pressure on our services.
The Trust welcomed its first cohort of 13 young learners, who joined the Careers for Young People Programme earlier this month (5 September).
This innovative training programme was developed in partnership with colleagues from HTP Apprenticeship College as part of a two-year education programme which offers a route into a fulfilling NHS career.
Following a review carried out in 2020, Isle of Wight NHS Trust has introduced new parking charges for patients and visitors from 3 October 2022.
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust Community Mental Health Service have been shortlisted for a Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) Award in the category ‘Psychiatric Team of the Year 2022: Working-age Adults’.
This Organ Donation Week (26th September to 2nd October) Isle of Wight NHS Trust and NHS Blood and Transplant and are calling on people to register their donation decision and talk to their families about organ donation as more than 6,500 people are actively waiting for a transplant across the UK.
If you would you like to be part of a vital expanding team, ensuring high standards of cleanliness are achieved for our patients, visitors, and staff then we would love to see you at our recruitment open day on Saturday 1 October 2022, from 10am to 2pm.
We remain under significant pressure despite calling an end to a critical incident caused by high levels of demand for emergency care.
In response to sustained demand for our services, we have declared a Critical Incident today (Wednesday 21 September 2022).
We are working towards achieving national Veteran Aware status to ensure the best possible NHS care is provided for veterans, their families, and to those who are still serving in the UK’s armed forces. We will be holding a drop in event on Thursday 29 September 2022, from 10am to 2pm, for members of the public to come along and meet representatives from a range of veteran support services.
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