Documents seen by OnTheWight reveal Hampshire and the Isle of Wight health bosses are seriously considering dividing services across the region. It could mean more medical procedures moving from St Mary’s to the Mainland.
The Southampton City Council Website holds a document titled, “Hampshire and Isle of Wight Sustainability and Transformation Plan” (STP), marked final version and dated 30th June 2016.
It sets how Hampshire and the Isle of Wight health bosses are actively forming an alliance to work together in the future to rationalise health provision across the area.
Some services moving to the mainland
What may concern residents the most from the report is the prospect of several specialist services being transferred from St Mary’s hospital to the mainland.
Full story in On the Wight, 23 September 2016