Out-of-hours mental health crisis service, The Harbour, has expanded the service to accommodate supporting local people seven evenings-a-week. Originally set up in autumn to run weekends only, The Harbour has been supporting people in Portsmouth, Gosport, Fareham, Havant and East Hampshire for the last three months. The service is run by staff who have experienced their…
Feeling healthy and happy during winter can be a struggle for many of us – darker days, cold weather, and seasonal bugs. And that’s without COVID-19 to contend with as well, with all of the challenges the virus brings. The NHS is always there for anyone who needs help, but at times like these it…
A campaign to highlight the signs of domestic abuse, has been relaunched in the run up to Christmas and the New Year. Is This Love? is an annual campaign run by Portsmouth’s community safety partnership that aims to raise awareness about the various types of domestic abuse, including emotional and financial, which often go unrecognised….
It’s national Ask Your Pharmacist Week (1-8 November). The theme of this year’s campaign is ‘your local pharmacy can help’, raising awareness of the variety of problems to which community pharmacy has solutions. Pharmacies are part of the NHS family and the range of clinical services provided by community pharmacies has expanded significantly in recent…
A Safe Space for individuals who might need support on a night out is now located in the reception of Civic Offices in Guildhall Square. This has moved from Guildhall Walk Practice, where it has been located over the summer. The Safe Space will be open every Friday and Saturday from 10pm – 3am, to…
St Mary’s Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) is temporarily changing its opening hours. From Friday 30 July 2021 the team will now be there to help with a range of medical issues between 8am and 8pm seven days a week, rather than opening until 10pm. The staff at the urgent treatment centre will continue to be…
Children and young people are reminded not to suffer in silence when it comes to their mental health. Anxiety or stress is currently the top reason for young people in Portsmouth accessing counselling via the Kooth digital wellbeing service. Kooth provides a safe and anonymous space for those who might not feel confident in accessing…
The Department of Health and Social Care are seeking your views to help inform the development of the government’s women’s health strategy. The consultation aims to build a better understanding of women’s experiences of health, and the health and care system. This will help shape a new women’s health strategy to better meet women’s needs….
Positive Minds is a partnership between Portsmouth CCG, Solent NHS Trust and Solent Mind, the local mental health charity. The mental health support service is based in central Portsmouth and has been delivering fantastic online support over past last year. The service offers a new way to support the mental and emotional wellbeing of Portsmouth…
The hearings for the Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust Stage 2 Review will begin at 10:30 on Thursday 4 March 2021. They shall start with a statement from the Chair of the Review – Mr Nigel Pascoe QC. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the hearings will be taking place remotely, using Microsoft Teams. If you…
