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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.

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.

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.

Building work for the new community diagnostic centre at St Mary’s Hospital will start next month.

Senior doctors are to take action on Thursday 20 July and Friday 21 July 

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).

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.

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. 

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.

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.

Our Trust has welcomed the confirmation of £21.5m of additional funding to modernise digital technology, IT infrastructure and clinical systems.

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 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

From Thursday 1 September 2022, visitors to St Mary’s Hospital and other Trust sites are once again no longer required to wear face masks, unless it is their personal preference to do so.

Biomedical Scientist, Jussna Mateen and Indian restaurant, Eastern Eye, in Sandown have raised an incredible £1,200 for The Friends of St Mary’s Hospital by organising a tasty takeaway meal for some hungry pathologists at Isle of Wight NHS Trust.

Our Ambulance Service has awarded the Ryde Beach Lifegaurd team with an Ambulance Service Commendation Award for their outstanding contribution and support.

If you are looking to start your career in healthcare then come along to our recruitment open day for healthcare support workers on Saturday 20 August 2022 from 10am to 2pm at St Mary’s Hospital.

The Wight Strollers have made their 10^th Public Access Defibrillator donation following the enormous success of their most recent pantomime, Dick Whittington.

We are thrilled to announce that we have been shortlisted in three categories for this year’s Health Service Journal Awards (HSJ):

• Primary and Community Care Provider of the Year
• Provider Collaboration of the Year - Hampshire and Isle of Wight People and OD Collaborative
• HSJ Partnership Award - Clinically assessing and mitigating risk for outpatient backlogs - proactive Covid recovery initiatives

We have taken the decision to stand down the critical incident that was called last week in response to sustained pressure on its services.

We have declared a critical incident in response to sustained pressure on our services.

High levels of demand and difficulties in discharging people into social care means that St Mary’s Hospital is close to capacity.

Our senior doctors and nurses are appealing to residents to support St Mary’s Hospital as it deals with increasing demand for services.

With Cowes Week underway, we are urging residents and visitors to to take extra care to stay safe outside.

A new service to provide year-round mental health crisis support to adults across the Isle of Wight has gone live in Ryde.

Ryde Safe Haven offers any over 18s on the Island a ‘safe space’ out of hours on Fridays, weekends and bank holidays.

It follows the success of Newport Safe Haven, which opened three years ago and has, in the past year, supported more than 650 people, who live across the Island.

To support the needs of our Island patients diagnosed with head and neck cancer we have a dedicated multi-professional clinic, based in our ear nose and throat department, in place for those who have to travel to the mainland for treatment.

One of our student nurses, Jade Wareham, has been shortlisted for a Royal College of Nursing Award after sending off her submission the day before the deadline.

We have had to make the difficult decision to postpone our Summer Fete due to take place on Saturday 23 July due to the potential fire risk caused by the recent heatwave.

We are delighted to announce that its Community Continence Team has been shortlisted for a Nursing Times Award 2022. 

Our Executive Team are warning of the impact of unprecedented pressure on local health services and are appealing to local residents for help.

We are reintroducing mask wearing at St Mary’s Hospital and other Trust buildings following a rise in COVID-19 cases.

Our cancer patients will be the first in the world to benefit from chemotherapy delivered by drone as part of a new trial. 

We are inviting the Island community to our annual summer fete on Saturday 23 July 2022 at St Mary’s Hospital, Newport, after a 2 year hiatus.

As the UK marks Cervical Screening Awareness Week, women on the Island are being reminded of the importance of booking their cervical screening appointments. Figures show nearly a third of those eligible are not coming forward for their appointments.

Our End of Life Care Service has received national recognition for its services to support people, and their families, who are receiving end of life care.

From Monday 20 June 2022, visitors to St Mary’s Hospital and other Trust sites are no longer required to wear face masks, unless it is their personal preference to do so

The IOW NHS Trust is proud to have launched the IOW NHS Trust Careers for Young People Programme this week with colleagues from HTP Apprenticeship College.

Our Research Team have supported the world’s largest study of the genetics of critical COVID-19.

The study involving more than 57,000 people worldwide, has revealed fresh details about some of the biological mechanisms behind the severe form of the dis

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has launched a Dementia Navigators service to help support people who are living with the effects of dementia or awaiting a dementia assessment.

The Isle of Wight’s mental health wellbeing organisation, Isorropia Foundation, is now open to self-referrals.

People struggling with their mental health and wellbeing can now directly access help from Isorropia Foundation without needing to be referred there by a professional.

Isle of Wight NHS Trust is hosting an outdoor public event to mark Mental Health Awareness Week 202 on Thursday 12 May 2022.

In July last year the Trust's Mental Health Charitable Fund awarded Bodster Equine Assisted Learning £10k for their Horses Opening Doors programme.

Health leaders today issue a fresh appeal to communities as figures reveal more than 8,500 people attended an Emergency Department (ED) in Hampshire and Isle of Wight in the last week alone.

On just one day more than 1,460 people attended a local ED – one every single minute.

Health leaders today issue an urgent plea to communities amid a “perfect storm” of rising pressure on services and rocketing COVID-19 rates.

Remember hands, face and space, to keep safe and well.

In partnership with Medefer, our Trust has won an award for Best Elective Care Recovery Initiative at the at this year’s HSJ Partnership Awards 2022. 

Working in partnership with Island based design and manufacture company Inflight Peripherals Limited (IFPL), our Trust has designed a new innovative compact personal protective equipment (PPE) station to help support our busy staff to meet important infection prevention and control measures.