Carers IW

03/09/2025

The main entrance at St Mary’s Hospital will be getting a facelift from Saturday 6 September.

During September and October, the main entrance, drop-off and parking area will be closed at times. On these dates, visitors and staff should use the Day Surgery Entrance.

Key closure dates include:
🚧 Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 September (full closure)
🚧 Wednesday 10 Sept (6:30am - 9am)
🚧 Thursday 16 Oct (6:30am - 11:30am, full closure)
🚧 Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 Oct (full closure)

View map: https://iownhs.co.uk/4672lQT

Works are expected to finish by Monday 20 October 2025. Updates will be shared on our social channels. Thank you for your patience while we make these improvements. 💙

Read more information: https://iownhs.co.uk/4n8MmZh

29/08/2025

Temporary change to mental health support line hours

Due to staffing pressures, the hours of the Access to Intervention Mental Health Crisis Line will be temporarily reduced over the next two weeks. An alert has been posted on the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust website and shared on social media to help make sure the message reaches as many people as possible.
This will ensure people know where to go for urgent mental health support, rather than attending the Emergency Department. Thank you for your support in helping us spread this important message.

27/08/2025

Food Bank Opening Hours – Tuesday 9 September 2025

Please see the updated timetable for Isle of Wight food bank opening times.

📞 01983 608608
📧 enquiries@healthwatchisleofwight.co.uk

🌐 www.healthwatchisleofwight.co.uk

26/08/2025

Marcus from Carers IW will be there

**WE HAVE SOME EXCITING NEWS**
We are re-launching our Wootton Together sessions under the new name of:
C.A.M.E.O WOOTTON TOGETHER
on:
MONDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 2025
at:
CHURCH CLOSE COMMUNITY CENTRE
CHURCH CLOSE
WOOTTON
PO33 4QD
These sessions will now run on a WEEKLY BASIS:
EVERY MONDAY
2pm - 4pm
We already have some great organisations booked to attend on the launch date (and beyond), so please pop in for a cuppa and access support.
Please see the poster for details🙂
Aspire Ryde

08/08/2025

Healthwatch Isle of Wight has published its findings following unannounced visits to 4 residential care homes for people with learning disabilities across the Island. The visits took place in May and June 2025 as part of Healthwatch’s statutory role in ensuring local care services are safe, respec...

05/08/2025

Healthwatch is your health and care champion. We share your feedback with NHS leaders who have the power to make change happen.

03/08/2025

Our amazing Ben

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31/07/2025

"Since her discharge from hospital several months ago, Mary told us she has seen very few people and spends her time completing word puzzles at home on her own." (Name has been changed)

Loneliness and lack of follow-up care are serious issues that can affect recovery and mental wellbeing. We're here to listen, and we make sure your voice is shared with the right people to help improve services.
Have you or someone you know had a similar experience after hospital discharge?

📞 01983 608608
📧 enquiries@healthwatchisleofwight.co.uk
🌐 www.healthwatchisleofwight.co.uk

23/07/2025

The Universal Credit Bill passed in Parliament last night and will become law.

We remain very concerned about changes the Bill makes to the health element of UC for new claimants from April 2026. We’ll continue to challenge these changes given the financial impact they'll have.

Thanks to tireless campaigning from disabled people and carers in recent months, the Bill does NOT contain any immediate changes to Personal Independence Payment or to carers’ benefits.

The original Bill would have seen 150,000 carers lose their benefits by 2029/30.

We are pleased the Government has committed to involve unpaid carers in the 'PIP review' that it is undertaking in the coming months. We will continue to campaign to raise awareness of the intolerable levels of poverty that carers face.

Read our full statement here: https://www.carersuk.org/press-releases/carers-uk-responds-to-the-house-of-lords-debate-on-the-universal-credit-bill-on-22-july-2025/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign&utm_content=ap_bodz3h9etn

18/07/2025

We’re still here for you. It will take time to change the law and move our functions. During this time - we remain open. We will listen to your experiences of services and share your feedback with NHS leaders. Thank you for your continued support.