> A CHANCE TO WIN A PAIR OF BESTIVAL TICKETS

It’s not long now until the Bestival and with it being a sell out your going to find it hard to get your hands on some tickets  if you haven’t purchased them already

But it’s not all sad times, if you’re aged between 15 to 24 you still have a chance to win a PAIR of bestival tickets thanks to the Isle of Wight Primary Care Trust.

All you need to do is pee in a jar and send it off, its as easy as that and then you’re in with a chance of winning two bestival tickets worth nearly £300

You can get hold of a FREE kit from your local pharmacy, GP, Connexions or any under 25 drop in clinic on the Island. You can even order a kit online.

The draw takes place on the 1st of September 2010 and remember, every test that is completed correctly will be in for a chance. GOOD LUCK!

** CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE PRIZE  DRAW **

> NEW ELECTRONIC BLOOD TRACKING SYSTEM AT ST MARY’S HOSPITAL

St Mary's Hospital, Isle of Wight

St. Mary’s Hospital has taken delivery of a new, state of the art, Blood Tracking System. The Hospital is one of the first hospitals in the UK to install the new system which will provide an electronic audit trail of all blood units in the hospital.

The Department of Health require Hospital Blood Banks to be able to track each individual blood component. The current system at St. Mary’s Hospital already tracks every blood component and an electronic issue system logs every unit that is issued from the blood bank, but then a paper trail is used to track every unit.

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