Members of the public are asked not to visit the hospital site if they are feeling unwell

Isle of Wight NHS Trust has opened a new 14-bed Community Unit to help ease winter pressures and support people to leave hospital as soon as they are able to.

The festive season is already upon us and it’s important to order your repeat prescriptions in time for the holidays.

The icon character at Robin Hill’s new Christmas event on the Isle of Wight, Pippa the polar bear, will be leaving her POLAR Hollow on Thursday 12^th and Monday 16^th December to bring some festive cheer to the children’s wards at both St Mary’s Hospital on the Island and Southampton General. 

Working together, staff at the Trust and Isle of Wight College, were challenged to design a Christmas tree to represent equality and diversity – ‘Diversitree’.

We were absolutely thrilled to learn that Dana and Specsavers team are raising funds for a Public Access Defibrillator (PAD).

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Outpatients Department moves to bigger, brighter location ahead of new Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) opening.

The Board of Isle of Wight NHS Trust is due to meet on November 14.

IW NHS Trust Volunteers Service is highly commended for 'Innovation in Volunteering Award' at the Helpforce Champions Awards 2019, providing national recognition of their fantastic contribution to volunteering in the NHS.

The Island now has over 3000 more life savers thanks to the IW NHS Trust Ambulance Training & Community Services (ATCoRS) CPR guardians.

An initial study has been launched at the David Hide Asthma & Allergy Centre at St. Mary’s Hospital to look into the effects of air pollution and allergen exposures on asthma and whether using Dyson air purifiers could provide improvements for asthma patients.  An initial study has been launched at the David Hide Asthma & Allergy Centre at St. Mary’s Hospital to look into the effects of air pollution and allergen exposures on asthma and whether using Dyson air purifiers could provide improvements for asthma patients.

A flagship partnership has been announced between Solent NHS Trust and Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IOW) to deliver mental health services on the Isle of Wight.

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust Volunteers Service has received national recognition of their fantastic contribution to volunteering in the NHS

 Even if you don’t catch the flu yourself, you can still carry it and potentially spread it to other people

Isle of Wight NHS Trust Board met on Thursday 10 October to hear important updates on services from across the organisation.

NHS leaders have backed an ambitious campaign to increase vaccination rates across the NHS.

Open public CPR training sessions are taking place at St Mary’s Hospital on 15th, 16th & 17th October.

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Nurses, doctors, porters and volunteers are among the NHS staff backing an Island-wide campaign to tackle flu

Isle of Wight NHS Trust Board due to meet.

Find out more about the transformation taking place in community mental health services by coming along to an open day

The Orthotics team at St. Mary’s Hospital have been praised for their commitment, innovation, skill and care.

A new mental health service provider on the Isle of Wight is able to offer a team of staff and volunteers, who not only have professional training to support people, but crucially also have real experience of what it’s like to tackle this and navigate through the health and care system.

Isle of Wight NHS Trust has asked members of the public not attend the Emergency Department at St Mary's Hospital unless absolutely necessary.

Older people with dementia will be supported in the community by a new NHS service, following a decision by Isle of Wight NHS Trust, supported by clinical commissioners.

The local 0-19 Public Health Service are rolling out the programme across Island secondary schools and will be offering the vaccination to boys and girls aged 12 and 13.

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The Trust’s Community Health Services for Children and Young People has been rated ‘Good’.

Supporting people to live healthy, independent lives is at the heart of an ambitious three-year plan to improve health and care on the Island.

End of Life Care services at St. Mary’s Hospital have been rated ‘Good’

Isle of Wight NHS Trust has welcomed an improved rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) after inspectors identified improvement in most of its services.

There is a 70 per cent chance of heatwave conditions between 6pm on Saturday and 9am on Tuesday in the South East, according to Public Health England which issued the ‘level two’ warning.

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Families facing death and bereavement at St Mary's Hospital now have access to specially trained volunteers from Mountbatten, who can offer dedicated time to support people during this challenging time.

Isle of Wight NHS Trust will work with its partners on the Island and the mainland to understand where this new money would have the greatest impact for the local community

The NHS on the Isle of Wight is successfully recruiting talented nurses from overseas to bolster its work to build a home-grown nursing workforce.

A pioneering new app is benefiting patients on the Island

Congratulations to Dr Paul Evans, a non-executive director at the Trust on his successful appointment as Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management’s (FMLM) Medical Director.

An exhibition of artwork by Sara Kouvaritakis is on display in the Full Circle Exhibition area at St. Mary’s Hospital until the end of September 2019.

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has been embracing the variety of opportunities arising from the Governments Apprenticeship Reforms Funding and supporting individuals on the route to a great career in Nursing.

Women’s experiences of breast screening have led to improvements being made to the Breast Screening Service provided by the Isle of Wight NHS Trust.

£375 has been raised for St. Mary’s Stroke Unit to benefit people receiving care following a stroke

The next Annual General meeting of the Isle of Wight NHS Trust will be held on Wednesday 17^th July 2019 at 10am to 12pm in the Main Lecture Theatre, Education Centre, St Mary’s Hospital, Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG.

Christine Cuthbert has made a positive impact since joining the busy emergency department and medical assessment unit (MAU) at St Mary's Hospital

Public members of the Trust, patients, carers or anyone that has an interest in health and care services on the island is invited to our next 'Medicine for Members' meeting on Wednesday 10^th July 2019, 2-4pm in the Conference Room at St Mary's Hospital.  Doors will open at 1.30pm.

The Intensive Care Unit (ITU) at St. Mary’s Hospital has taken delivery of new equipment that will benefit patients who are critically ill

With prolonged periods of warm weather expected over the next few days, a ‘heat health’ warning has been issued for the Isle of Wight.

A new set of standards has been introduced to ensure patients receive consistently high levels of care during a stay at St. Mary’s Hospital.

New life-like resuscitation manikins are giving Isle of Wight NHS Trust staff real-time feedback on how well they are performing Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation (CPR).

Children’s Memorial Service on Sunday 30^th June 2019, 3pm at St. Mary’s Hospital.

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Despite being the smallest team in the Wessex region, the nurses managed to recruit the 2^nd highest number of patients to the NICE FIT study

Rheumatology patient, Maria Sorensen, has braved the 100 metre descent down the side of Portsmouth’s Spinnaker Tower on her 80^th birthday

A specialist team at Isle of Wight NHS Trust has achieved the highest possible standard for quality in sterilising medical equipment

A programme of training to support young children and their development has been positively received by pre-schools and primary schools on the Island

Following the Isle of Wight NHS Trust Ambulance Training and Community Response Services (ATCoRS) success in training of over 1000 people in CPR on Restart a Heart Day last October, the ATCoRS team has now adopted Island schools as part of their CPR guardian scheme and will kick start this year’s Restart a Heart Day (RSHD).

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has teamed up with Alzheimer’s Café IOW to provide a joint venture on 10^th May as part of the International Nurses Day celebrations.

Louise Walker, Head of the Ambulance Training and Community Response Services (ATCoRS) for Isle of Wight said:
"When Haylands Primary School, Ryde had their defibrillator stolen in October 2016 I struggled to find the words to express my shock and huge disappointment."

Isle of Wight NHS Trust responded to yesterday's tragic road incident by implementing its full Major Incident procedure.

A major Incident was declared at 13.51 today (Sunday 14^th April) after a serious road traffic incident took place on Forest Road, Newport involving two cars and a Bus.

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has responded to the publication of an independent report commissioned by NHS England into the tragic death of Keziah Flux-Edmonds and the suicide of Darren Flux-Edmonds.

Last month staff from across all services of Isle of Wight NHS Trust took part in the 2^nd annual netball tournament.

Shackleton ward, at St Mary’s Hospital is set for a much needed refurbishment following a £200,000 investment.

Like many NHS organisations the IOW NHS Trust has for some time had a worsening financial deficit. This is because we have invested in necessary improvements, and have cared for an increased numbers of patients.

The CQC inspection of the emergency department at St Mary’s hospital, in January, during the winter pressures period has been really helpful in acknowledging how services have improved, but also where we still need to provide better services to patients.

Bullen Village near Ryde now has its own life-saving defibrillator thanks to the fundraising efforts of 12-year-old resident Katie Barnicoat.

Around 500 people each month on the Isle of Wight are being treated more quickly by going to see a pharmacist rather than booking an appointment at a GP practice.

Our Emergency Department is very busy today and is expected to be busy all week.