Information for journalists
All media enquiries and approaches should be made directly to the Communications team. Please do not contact individual staff members or services directly.If you would like to film or take photos of one of our services or sites, please speak to the team first. This is to protect the privacy of our patients and staff.
You can contact the Communications team between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday by emailing: pho-tr.communications@nhs.net.
If you have an urgent enquiry that is outside these hours, please call the hospital switchboard on 01983 822 099 and ask to speak to the Communications on-call lead.
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Redirections in place as work to upgrade St Mary’s Hospital main entrance to start this week
The main entrance at St Mary’s Hospital will be getting a facelift from Saturday 6 September.
3 September 2025
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Know Where to Go this bank holiday
Islanders and visitors are being encouraged to Know Where to Go for medical help and advice this August bank holiday weekend to ensure they receive the right care and help ease pressure on emergency services.
22 August 2025
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Save the date for our Annual General Meeting 2025
Our next Annual General meeting will be held on Wednesday 10 September in the Main Lecture Theatre, Education Centre, St Mary’s Hospital, Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG.
21 August 2025
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Isle of Wight Ambulance Services celebrates being first ambulance trust to achieve 100% emergency ready defibrillators
The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service is delighted to share that it is the first ambulance service in the UK to achieve 100% of their registered defibrillators confirmed as ‘emergency ready’, and that the devices have all been checked within the past three months.
6 August 2025
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System fault - Emergency Department waiting times
27 July 2025
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Resident doctor national industrial action – 25 July 2025 to 30 July 2025
The British Medical Association has announced that industrial action by resident doctors (formally known as junior doctors) will take place across England for five days from 7am on Friday 25 July until 7am on Wednesday 30 July.
24 July 2025
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Isle of Wight Ambulance Service (IWAS) and South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) have partnered with the GoodSAM Responder app, to decrease the response time to life-threatening cardiac arrest calls
Isle of Wight Ambulance Service (IWAS) and South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) have partnered with the GoodSAM Responder app, to decrease the response time to life-threatening cardiac arrest calls
11 July 2025
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Isle of Wight Paramedic who attended 7/7 London bombings, reflects on the 20 year anniversary of the attacks
On 7 July 2005, Phil Nation, now a Paramedic for Isle of Wight Ambulance Service, was a few hours into his shift with the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) unit in London when they received an alert to attend what was reported to be multiple explosions in the city.
7 July 2025
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Quality Account Published
Isle of Wight NHS Trust has published its Quality Account for 2024/2025.
30 June 2025
