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 […]
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has recently published a patient resource for the National Audit of Inpatient Falls (NAIF). The patient and carer panel, who advise the Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme (FFFAP) chose the three most important findings of the most recent NAIF 2021 report to inform the public what level of care they […]
HUNDREDS of runners tackled an all-new “Covid safe” route as Parkrun returned to the city today. This morning, the Parkrun event returned to Southampton Common at 9am for the first time since it was forced to stop in March 2020 due to safety concerns. Following a successful application to the city council to ask for permission to […]
Charities are facing significant challenges as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic while continuing to provide vital services to keep people healthy and connected. This year, more than ever, we are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2022 GSK IMPACT Awards. This is also the 25th anniversary of the awards, and […]
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, […]
Covid-19 vaccines are “highly effective” in preventing hospital admission with the Delta variant of coronavirus, according to new data from Public Health England (PHE). Both the Pfizer/BioNTech and Oxford/AstraZeneca jabs are just as good at coping with the Delta variant first identified in India as the Alpha variant first identified in Kent, the data suggests. Read […]
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that the easing of lockdown has been delayed by four weeks. This means that Step Four of the Government’s Covid Roadmap will end no earlier than July 19. He told a Downing Street press conference that the spread of the Delta variant meant “we have obviously faced a very […]
Anyone under 30 will be offered an alternative Covid jab to the AstraZeneca vaccine due to mounting evidence linking it to rare blood clots, the UK’s vaccine advisory body says. More than 31 million people in the UK have already have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, and more than five million […]
Supporting mental health Supporting students with mental health issues is one of the biggest challenges faced by teachers. 1 in 10 students in the UK has a diagnosable mental health problem; this translates to 3 students in every classroom who teachers are interacting with on a daily basis. Teachers have reported that rate of mental […]
