Health Services

The Primary Care Mental Health Team (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies or IAPT)

Payment of travel costs will be made if a patient meets the NHS eligibility criteria of reimbursement and provides acceptable proof of qualifying benefits and any valid transport receipts.

Simply nails offers professional toe nail care from a fully trained Podiatry assistant operating under a HCPC Registered Podiatrist.

Inpatient services are provided to meet the general mental health/psychiatric needs of the population of the Isle of Wight.

The Stay Well This Winter Campaign is a joint initiative, from NHS England and Public Health England, to help people with long-term conditions and those over 65 prepare for winter and ward off common winter illnesses. Cold weather can be seriously bad for your health. That’s why it’s important to look after yourself, especially during the winter. If you start to feel unwell, even if it’s a cough or a cold, don’t wait until it gets more serious. Seek advice from your pharmacist. You are eligible for the free flu vaccine if you are pregnant, are aged 65 years or over, have a long term health condition*, or are a carer. Children aged 2 or 3 years are also eligible. It’s an important, easy way to stay well this winter. Ask your GP, pharmacist or midwife about the free flu vaccine. *check eligibility Read more at www.nhs.uk/staywell Are You: Pregnant? A parent of a 2 or 3 year old? Living with a long-term health condition? Aged 65 or over? A carer? Please click on the link(s) above for more information.

Educating & supporting both the private and public sectors. Accredited and certificated courses; first aid, medical emergencies, manual handling, driver training and more. Delivered by fully qualified professional NHS Ambulance Tutors, in a relaxed learning environment.

From simple nail cutting to surgery and orthotics. Footsteps can provide you with all your footcare needs. We are HCPC registered caring professionals with over 25 years of experience. With three Island clinics in Ryde, Shanklin and Newport. We can also provide home visits and contracted work for residential care and nursing homes. We can provide a home visiting service for clients unable to get to our clinics. Guy Napper S.R.Ch. D.Pod.M Carisbrooke Clinic Ryde Clinic

Patient Online will enhance the quality of care practices by offering online services, increasing choice and convenience for patients. The NHS’s ambition is to embrace technology as part of its drive to offer modern, convenient and responsive services to patients, their families and carers. GP practices are leading the way. The government has committed to enabling patients to book appointments, order repeat prescriptions and view their own health records within their GP practice online by April 2016. Patient Online is NHS England’s programme designed to support GP practices to offer and promote online services to patients.

The District Nursing Service operates 7 days a week from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm and offers a wide range of nursing care. They also provide an out of hours on call service from 8.00pm to 8.00am. Teams of District Nurses are based in local communities across the Island. (see webpage for contact details of other Island teams) West and Central Locality Cowes Medical Centre Newport team St Marys Hospital (Telephone: 01983 290970) Newport team St Marys Hospital (Telephone: 01983 534323) Brookside Health Centre Freshwater (Telephone: 01983 754895) North East Locality East Cowes Health Centre (Telephone: 01983 552533) Tower House Ryde – covering all four Ryde GP Practices (Telephone: 01983 552533) Southwight Locality Neighbourhood Office Ventnor – covers both Ventnor Practices, Niton, Brighstone and Godshill (Telephone: 01983 854436) Sandown Medical Centre – covers Sandown and Shanklin Practices (Telephone: 01983 409220)

Admiral Nurses are specialist dementia nurses who give expert practical, clinical and emotional support to families living with dementia to help them cope. They are registered nurses, and have significant experience of working with people with dementia. Referrals are currently open via the Memory Service and Isle of Wight GPs. For more information please contact Isle of Wight NHS Tel: 01983 822099 extension: 5386.