I want to share the below opportunity for 13-20 year olds with you. We are looking for a diverse group of young people to share their thoughts, ideas & experiences with Solent NHS Trust to help improve their sexual health website (https://www.letstalkaboutit.nhs.uk/). We are running two workshops at Portsmouth Guildhall for up to 10 […]
What do we mean by personalised care? Personalised care means people have choice and control over the way their care is planned and delivered. It is based on ‘what matters’ to them and their individual strengths and needs. Personalised care helps people to have a better experience of healthcare and contributes to better health outcomes. […]
Everyone over the age of 40 in England will be able to have their blood pressure checked for free in High Street chemists from October. Officials say the NHS scheme could save around 2,000 lives in the next five years by detecting and then treating high blood pressure before it causes strokes and heart attacks. […]
A HAMPSHIRE nurse has received a top award after working 60-hour shifts during the pandemic. Lin Silvestri, who has been in the profession for half a century, was presented with the Chief Nursing Officer’s Silver Award in a surprise ceremony. Lin was 17 when she began her career at the Lord Mayor Treloar Orthopaedic Hospital […]
TENS of thousands of Southampton patients were waiting for routine treatment at the city’s biggest hospital this summer, new figures have revealed. Data from NHS Digital has highlighted the record number of people who were waiting for elective operations or treatment at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) in June. A total of 40,818 patients […]
Some parents in England say they are still struggling to get a Covid vaccine for their clinically extremely vulnerable children, nearly four weeks after they were added to the rollout. At-risk 12 to 15-year-olds and those living with someone with a weak immune system became eligible on 19 July. NHS England say vaccinations will start […]
A number of walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinics are taking place across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Latest details are available below: Every day Basingstoke Fire Station, W Ham Cl, Basingstoke, RG22 6PH – 8am to 7.30pm. Over 18s walk-in for first dose vaccinations and second dose vaccinations for AstraZeneca and Pfizer, if it has been at least […]
Every patient who needs kidney dialysis will benefit from free transport to and from vital hospital appointments, the NHS in England yesterday announced. New rules will also come into place to make it simpler for other patients to get free transport, including those with long term conditions and mobility problems. After a full public consultation […]
68% of CYP showed a meaningful positive change in their Mental health and wellbeing score 6 weeks after the initial intervention. Additionally, 1 in 4 young people moved from having a ‘low’ wellbeing score to ‘moderate’. The percentage of young people returning to ED after being seen by a No Limits worker was 30% compared to 64% of those not seen by a youth worker. Progress data showed average scores for […]
Southampton Guildhall is to be turned into a walk-in COVID-19 vaccination centre on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 July 2021. Anyone over the age of 18 will be able to walk in to the iconic city venue and grab their first COVID-19 jab. No advance booking is needed. A local team of clinicians, […]
