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    Inpatient experience of hospital wards was a priority for Healthwatch Isle of Wight in 2013.
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    Healthwatch Isle of Wight visited 5 local GP practices during December 2013 and January 2014. The visits were part of Healthwatch Isle of Wights workplan for the year following a prioritisation exercise with the public.
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    Healthwatch Isle of Wight collected the experiences of those that had recently been under the care of local maternity services during 2014.
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    The difficulties in communicating with health and social care professionals was identified as an issue on the Isle of Wight in 2013.
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  12. Advice and Information -

    People have told us they can have problems registering with a GP. This article explains more about your rights and what do to if you are refused the right to register.
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    The Care Quality Commission, in partnership with Healthwatch Isle of Wight are holding a focus group on Wednesday 22nd May at 11am at the Riverside Centre, Newport.
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    This visit was arranged as part of an ongoing mental health work plan. The visit was designed to
    look at experiences of people who spend time as inpatients on local mental health wards
    either voluntarily or under sections of the Mental Health Act.
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    In January 2019, our enter and view authorised representatives visited all inpatient mental health wards at the IOW NHS Trust as part of our focused work on mental health.
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  23. Report -

    2018-2019 has been no less challenging than previous ones and for the same fundamental reasons of increasing demand and inadequate resources; physical and financial.
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    Primary care is changing. You may have heard the term Primary Care Network recently and be unsure what this means. Healthwatch Isle of Wight have created a patient guide to Primary Care Networks to explain what changes this may mean for you.
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    We are delighted that the government has announced that the IOW NHS Trust will be receiving £48m to improve acute services. We know that Island residents value local services and want to be treated here on the Island.
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    Are you looking to register with a GP?
    Below is a list of all the practices on the Isle of Wight