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The team at Isle of Wight Ambulance Service (IWAS) are asking how confident you feel in responding to someone needing lifesaving care to restart their heart this Valentine’s Day. In 2024, the IWAS team responded to more than 270 cardiac arrests in the community and want to remind everyone how important it is to know what to do if someone stops breathing and needs your help.

Last year we launched our Clinical Strategy which gives us a plan for making these changes. We want to regularly gather your views and opinions to ensure this plan is focusing on the right areas for change and improvement.

As National Apprenticeship Week shines a spotlight on career development, Isle of Wight NHS Trust is celebrating the major milestone of having supported over 550 apprenticeships over the past eight years.

Residents are reminded to use NHS 111 and community pharmacies for minor illnesses and injuries, particularly during the upcoming February half-term (17 February to 21 February).

People who received treatment for cancer during April, May and June 2024 are being invited to share their experience in a National Cancer Patient Experience Survey (NCPES).

The Friends of St Mary’s Hospital would like to say a huge thank you to the island community for their generous donations, volunteering and fundraising efforts.

Islanders are being called upon to get vaccinated and protected against flu and covid viruses by their local NHS.