This page was last updated on Thursday 15 September 2022. Easily accessible by ferry from the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth, the Isle of Wight rewards the adventurous with a unique slice of England - more. Please visit our Patients and Visitors page for more information. If your symptoms are serious, or get worse, contact NHS 111. Those with symptoms of a respiratory infection, including COVID-19, and a high temperature or who feel unwell, should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people until they feel well enough to resume normal activities and they no longer have a high temperature. Check out the Isle of Wight live web cameras Watch the Cowes webcam, Shanklin Webcam, Lion and Linx webcams and more Explore the Isle of Wight for Accommodation, Things to Do and Eating out. Our restrictions, including mask wearing, will be reviewed regularly based on the current situation at St Mary's Hospital alongside the latest guidance from UK Government and NHS England. Our visitor policy continues to allow patients two visitors a day for up to an hour between 10am and 8pm, and these no longer need to be pre-booked. The Isle of Wight 5 is a large island and county located about six miles off the southern coast of England, and easily and quickly accessible by multiple. These changes have been made in line with national guidance on the mandated use of face masks in healthcare settings and the reducing numbers of positive cases.
From Thursday 1 September 2022, all patients, staff, and visitors are no longer required to wear a face mask at St Mary's Hospital and our other Trust sites.