One in eight women in Southampton smoke while pregnant, despite Government efforts to reduce smoking rates. According to NHS Digital data, 13 per cent of the mums who gave birth during the first three months of 2019 in the Southampton Clinical Commissioning Group area were smokers. That’s 95 out of 723 women. This was the same as […]
A HEALTH group is today launching a new campaign, on World Suicide Prevention Day. Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust is launching its ‘Life Cards’ project, which aims to help and support people with suicidal thoughts. The ‘Life Cards’, which carry the motto ‘Every Life Matters’, signpost people to key organisations that offer advice, help and […]
October welcomes Black History Month, an annual commemoration of the history, achievements and contributions of black people in the UK. From educational talks to food festivals, this month is jam-packed with events celebrating African and Caribbean cultures and histories. Originating in the US, the UK celebrates Black History Month in October whereas across the pond, […]
GPs are wrongly denying care to homeless people, travellers and recent arrivals into the UK by telling them to produce photographic identification or proof of address before they can register or get urgent treatment. Sex workers and drug users are also being prevented from accessing GP surgeries for the same reason, according to findings published in […]
It has been announced that the current NHS Health Check scheme is to be scrapped in Southampton after a report by Medicspot revealed only 42 per cent of eligible people had participated in the scheme. Southampton was named in the report as among the least proactive places in England when it comes to health due […]
Southampton International Boat Show will host debuts from more than 330 boats, including yachts such as the Dufour 390 Grand Large, and 600 global marine brands are expected to set up stalls for the ten-day event. And this year, organisers of the show British Marine have taken on new headline sponsor Borrow A Boat to enable […]
A SOUTHAMPTON care home is set to mark World Alzheimer’s Day in a bid to raise awareness of dementia. Sunrise of Bassett, Burgess Road, will be championing creative arts for older people by hosting a range of free talks and events on September 24 and September 25. On September 24 the head of care at […]
A SOUTHAMPTON hospital has been rated as ‘outstanding’ for being caring. A mental health hospital, the Priory Hospital Southampton, which caters for NHS and private patients has been ranked ‘outstanding’ for being ‘caring’ by the social and healthcare regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The newly published CQC report rates the hospital as ‘good’ in […]
Primary care networks (PCNs) were the big innovation in the NHS England long term plan when it was published at the start of 2019. The purpose of PCNs is clear in the title of the first section of Chapter 1, ”we will finally dissolve the historic divide between primary and community health services”, and they […]
Primary care networks (PCNs) were the big innovation in the NHS England long term plan when it was published at the start of 2019. The purpose of PCNs is clear in the title of the first section of Chapter 1, ”we will finally dissolve the historic divide between primary and community health services”, and they […]
