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Women’s Health event agenda These sessions are being held on Teams and will involve presentations followed by Q&A. To reserve your place or obtain more information about the sessions, please click here. Agenda   Tuesday 15th October 9-10am – Women’s Sexual Health with Solent Sexual Health Team 10-11am – Perinatal Mental Health with Southern NHS […]

Do you use health services?Are you wanting to make a positive difference to future nursing and midwifery education at the University of Southampton?  Please come along to our Service-User event to share your perspectives Date: Thursday 12th  September 2024 Time: 1000-1330 Venue: Room 4013, Building 100 (Centenary Building http://id.southampton.ac.uk/building/100 ), University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, S017 1BJ  Service- User Event – […]

What is the aim of Communities Against Cancer?The project is about raising awareness of cancer, helping improve early diagnosis and encouraging people to attend cancer screening. Closely working with Wessex Cancer Alliance, who are funding CAC. It is not designed to support people already affected by cancer. You do not need to know anything about […]

By Philippa Roxby and Vicki Loader BBC News People in crisis with mental health problems can now access services through NHS 111 in England, giving them another way to get urgent help. This puts much of the UK ahead of other international health services, offering mental health support alongside that for physical problems. The number […]

Have a look at the survey results of the NHS National GP Patient Survey 2024 –  how your GP surgery in Southampton is performing according to local participants: GP Patient Survey (gp-patient.co.uk)  

The British Medical Association has announced today that GPs will start capping appointments in an immediate work-to-rule action following a dispute over funding levels. Read our response: GPs across England will start capping the number of patients they are willing to see after the British Medical Association announced an immediate work-to-rule action in a dispute […]

Nick Triggle Health correspondent @nicktriggle Published 18 August 2024 GPs in England have launched a work-to-rule action in a dispute with the government over what they say is a lack of funding. It threatens to bring chaos to the system. The British Medical Association (BMA) announced the action earlier this month, and surgeries are now […]

‘The Patient Information Forum (PIF) has launched a new three-part video series to help everyone find and recognise trusted health information. The public facing videos are available via the charity’s YouTube channel. Topics include: Health misinformation: Think before you share 7 ways to check you can trust health information Look out for social media health misinformation  

Many children have now finished school for the summer and Hampshire & Isle of Wight ICB are encouraging parents to know where to go and who to contact if they need medical support for their little ones during the holidays. Services that are available across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight include: NHS 111 online […]

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