Take a look at the update on our Dementia Report that was published in 2024 – you can see the update at the end of the report on the “Our Work” page . University Hospital Southampton (UHS) has shared with the team the work that they have done to action our recommendations following our 2024 […]
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 […]
Have you heard of physician associates? Since 2003, they’ve been caring for NHS patients. Physician associates can check your health, find out what’s wrong, and plan your treatment. With the NHS planning to employ more physician associates, find out what care they can offer you and how their role differs from that of fully […]
Healthwatch Southampton teamed up with SO:Link last week to attend the Unpaid Carer event at MAST Studios to celebrate Carers Week. We heard from several speakers including carers who shared their experiences of their caring role. We spoke to many people to raise awareness of the work Healthwatch do as well as signposting carers to […]
Doctors of the World UK (DOTW) is pleased to share GP access cards for NHS England, NHS Wales and NHS Scotland to encourage GP registration. It is crucial that GP practices do not turn people away if they lack proof of ID, address, or immigration status. People can also register if they do not know […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a huge strain on the NHS and also impacted how the public access health services. Staff at GP practices have been working hard to deliver the vaccine programme, catch up on the backlog of treatments and respond to new ways of working such as offering video and telephone consultations and […]
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 […]
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 […]
If you are unlucky enough to suffer from hay fever you will have noticed the symptoms seem to be a lot worse than previous years. People have taken to social media to complain about their symptoms with many suffering from the increased pollen count at this time of year. According to a senior nurse at […]
