Health leaders have issued an urgent plea amid a ‘perfect storm’ of rising...
FAMILIES URGED TO HELP WITH DISCHARGING OF HOSPITAL PATIENTS AMID ‘PERFECT STORM’

Health leaders have issued an urgent plea amid a ‘perfect storm’ of rising...
Free COVID-19 testing has officially come to an end today (Friday) with...
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has confirmed that staff and visitors at St...
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Red Funnel has announced that it is bringing back its Booking Guarantee for any private vehicle or foot passenger bookings made in December, giving passengers...
People across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight who are unable to attend or no longer need their COVID-19 appointment are asked to cancel to free up slots for...
First, second and booster jabs will be available to Islanders at Westridge Centre in Ryde this coming Saturday, without the need to book an appointment. Walk...
More than half of the Island’s 12 to 15-year-olds are yet to have a COVID vaccine as health bosses urge them to do so. A team of vaccinators went round...
The Isle of Wight is still free of Omicron COVID cases, despite it being close to Portsmouth and Southampton where cases have been confirmed. 4 cases of the...
Islanders have tonight (Wednesday) been left thinking ‘what is the point of being vaccinated’ as Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces that...
Those who have been in hospital for more than 7 days can, from today (Monday), receive visitors for 1 hour a day as St Mary’s relaxes the strict rules...
More than 47,000 COVID booster vaccines have been dished out on the Isle of Wight. In the 2 months since the booster campaign rolled out on the Island, 47,103...
Concerns the Isle of Wight has been overlooked, amid the dental crisis, have been raised with the Health Secretary. Work is currently being undertaken to look...
Thousands of COVID-19 boosters will be available on the Isle of Wight this weekend thanks to mobile vaccinations, starting in Sandown tomorrow morning...
The Isle of Wight’s director of public health, Simon Bryant, is encouraging Islanders to continue to get vaccinated – whether it’s a first...
COVID booster jab capacity will be increased on the Isle of Wight, following frustration of many residents who have been unable to book appointments. There...
The confusion in messaging over COVID booster vaccinations on the Isle of Wight has been branded a ‘train crash’ by a local councillor. Expressing a shared...
Students in Year 7 or above are being ‘strongly advised’ to start wearing face masks in communal areas once again. As hysteria breaks out about the...
Islanders will once again have to wear face masks in shops and on public transport as Boris Johnson tightens the ‘irreversible’ COVID restrictions...
Over 2million people living in the South East of England have now had their COVID-19 vaccine top-up, as the NHS COVID-19 vaccination rollout continues to...