1. World Health Day 2019

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  2. Maternal mental health awareness month 2019

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  3. Make May purple

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  4. Mental health awareness week 2019

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  5. Dying matters awareness week

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  6. Learning disability awareness week

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  7. Dementia action week 2019

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  8. Registering with your GP: understanding your rights

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    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.

  9. What do you think about local health services

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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.

  10. Healthwatch Isle of Wight Board Meeting

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  11. Shackleton Ward, inpatient mental health ward enter and view report

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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.

  12. Substantial quality improvements made following Healthwatch Isle of Wight visit

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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.

  13. Autism information event

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  14. Isle of Wight NHS Trust Board Meeting

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  15. Isle of Wight NHS Trust Board Meeting

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  16. Isle of Wight NHS Trust Board Meeting

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  17. Isle of Wight NHS Trust Board Meeting

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  18. Isle of Wight NHS Trust Board Meeting

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  19. Healthwatch Isle of Wight Annual Report 2018/19

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    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.

  20. Healthwatch Isle of Wight Board Meeting

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  21. What is a Primary Care Network?

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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.

  22. Healthwatch Isle of Wight response to government announcement of £48m to redesign acute services for Isle of Wight residents

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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.

  23. Isle of Wight GP Practices

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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

  24. Healthwatch Isle of Wight Annual Report 2019/20

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    2019-2020 was a challenging year in many ways. It was a year of consolidation and developing new priorities based upon what you were telling us, details of which are contained in this report.

  25. Healthwatch Isle of Wight Annual Report 2020/21

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    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this has been a difficult year for everyone including Healthwatch and our staff and volunteers.

  26. Suicide prevention and related mental health provision on the Isle of Wight - December 2020

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    In 2019, a number of people who had been affected by suicide,
    contacted Healthwatch Isle of Wight. We spoke to people who had
    attempted to take their own life and their families and also to the families of people who had taken their own life.

  27. NHS Dental Services on the Isle of Wight

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    NHS dental services have been in the spotlight for a number of years throughout England and have recently received a lot of negative feedback. The main area of concern for people is a lack of access.

  28. Covid-19 one year on report

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    In the period 1st April 2020 – 31st March 2021, Healthwatch Isle of Wight received 1415 pieces of feedback regarding Health and Social care, directly linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  29. Join the Mental Health and Wellbeing Conversation

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    An Island-wide 'listening tour' gets underway this month encouraging people to talk about their mental health and wellbeing during the past 18 months.

  30. Share your experience of accessing support from your GP practice

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    Healthwatch Isle of Wight is reaching out to Island communities to hear from people directly about their experiences of accessing primary care and would particularly like to hear about people’s recent experiences after June this year.