The Isle of Wight has once again been leading the way in the fight against COVID-19 as one of the first trusts to run the RECOVERY clinical trial, which has led to great results.
The Department of Health and Social Care has this week rolled out a drug that has been hailed an ‘astounding breakthough’ by the Health Secretary Matt Hancock in a move that will help save thousands of lives.
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust at St Mary’s hospital in Newport was one of the NHS Trusts across the UK that led on the COVID-19 RECOVERY clinical trial into the drug dexamethasone. It has proven to reduce mortality by over a third in patients ventilated with the coronavirus.
Alastair Flowerdew, Medical Director at the Isle of Wight NHS Trust commented:
“The Isle of Wight NHS Trust was part of the clinical trial for dexamethasone and today brings good news as this drug has been found to show positive results for hospitalised patients with COVID-19. Patients on the Island have contributed to this outcome, having access to this medicine which has shown signs of being effective in COVID-19 recovery.
“This is great news for our Island Community and a testament to the Trust’s staff in implementing new approaches to treatment during very challenging times.”
The clinical trial known as ‘RECOVERY Trial’ is an adaptive randomised controlled clinical trial that was set up purely to identify treatment options for patients hospitalised with COVID-19. The Isle of Wight NHS Trust opened this trial in mid-April with a number of patients recruited and randomised into it.
Alastair Flowerdew continued:
“Opening this trial has only been possible due to a continued collaboration of teams within the Trust’s Pharmacy Department, Intensive Therapy Unit, Research Department and Medical Admissions Unit.”
Surprise surprise, yeah whatever!
Why the island again why not give hayling island a chance of glory this time
Astounding breakthrough says the Health minister ! ! !
World beating APP was something else he said.
Is Bob going to jump onto the bandwagon as well?
Gawd help us if this doesn’t work either.
Oh well, at least he’s trying I suppose! More than could be said for Andrew Turner. I think Bob is trying to get himself noticed in Westminster.
You mean a bit like a jester at a party?