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Police re-appeal for witnesses after boy hit by bus
Isle of Wight police have issued a fresh appeal for witnesses after a boy was hit by a bus in Newport yesterday (15 March).
The 12-year-old was taken to St Mary’s Hospital suffering from serious leg injuries following the collision with a single decker bus, which happened...
New Ultrasound Scanner for Island Respiratory Patients
Patients requiring assessment and diagnosis for various lung problems will benefit thanks to the fundraising efforts of the IW Breathe Easy Group and their 2012 Challenge. The group has donated £5,500 to fund a portable Ultrasound Scanner for the Respiratory Department...
Police close Fairlee Road following road traffic incident
Police on the Isle of Wight closed part of Fairlee road this afternoon following a road traffic incident involving a double decker bus and a pedestrian.
A woman in her 60′s was knocked down by the Southern Vectic bus near to Fairlee petrol station in Newport.
She...
100 years of pathology ‘The Science Supporting Healthcare 1912-2012′
If you have had a blood test, been treated for an infection or perhaps someone you know is being treated for cancer, you will have had contact with Pathology – even if you didn’t realise it.
Because a lot of pathology work is done behind the scenes, many people are unaware...
Local NHS appoint new Senior Chaplain
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has appointed a new Senior Chaplain. The Rev Kelvin Burke MTh, former Chaplain at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has taken up the position.
Rev Burke has responsibilities across the Island’s NHS. Based at St Mary’s Hospital, Rev Burke...
NHS Trust Board Meeting on 28th November 2012
The next meeting in public of the Isle of Wight NHS Trust Board will be held on Wednesday 28th November 2012 commencing at 10:15hrs. in the Conference Room, St. Mary’s Hospital, Parkhurst Road, NEWPORT, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG. Staff and members of the public are welcome...
Isle of Wight NHS urges public to Choose Well this winter
The Island’s NHS is joining other Trusts across the country in appealing to the public not to go to Emergency Departments this winter unless they genuinely have a very serious or life threatening health problem.
Every year St. Mary’s Hospital report the number of people...
World aids day: Do you know the facts about HIV?
If you’ve never had an HIV test, or you think you may have been put at risk then the advice from the Island’s NHS is to have a test now and don’t delay.
Although the Island has one of the lowest rates of HIV in England there is still no cure for HIV. Treatment with...
