On Wednesday 14 November 2018 the Good Mental Health Co-Operative will be hosting a drop in cafe on the third floor of Portsmouth Central Library, Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth PO1 2DX. The Drop-In Cafe welcomes everyone! You may be feeling anxious, stressed or socially isolated, or you may be worried about a friend or a family member, or you may just be interested to know more about good mental health and wellbeing and the availability of local resources. There'll be a range of stalls with people to talk about support that's available in the city - regular attendees are the Solent Mind Wellbeing Centre, the Learning Place, the Carers Centre, [...]

Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, which is responsible for running the Queen Alexandra Hospital, is holding a public meeting on Monday 29 October 2018 at 3:30pm at the Royal Maritime Club, Queens Street, Portsmouth PO1 3HS. The meeting will discuss developments at the Queen Alexandra site. All welcome.

Talking Change are running an introducing mindfulness workshop at St James Hospital in Milton on Wednesday 14 November 2018, 10-11:30am. The workshop is provided free and would ideally suit someone with an interest in learning about mindfulness or wishing to develop their existing practice. The workshop takes place at the entertainments hall at St James' Hospital, Locksway Road, Portsmouth PO4 8LD, 10-11:30am. For further information and to sign up to attend book your place at Eventbrite - Talking Change - Introducing mindfulness workshop 14 November 2018

On Thursday 25 Oct0ber 2018 the Good Mental Health Cooperative will hold its Annual General Meeting, starting at 7:30pm at the John Pounds Centre, Queens Street, Portsmouth PO1 3HN . Join them for refreshments from 7pm.At the Annual General Meeting the annual report will be presented, together with the financial report. There will also be a presentation on future plans for funding and service developments. The organisation is looking for volunteers in the Human Library, Good Mental Health Cafe and for the Management Committee - come along to find out more.Further information and to register to attend on the Good Mental Health Cooperative eventbrite page

We hope you can join us for the Healthwatch Portsmouth Board meeting tomorrow, Wednesday 17 October 2018. At the meeting we will be joined by Dr Linda Collie, Chief Clinical Officer at Portsmouth Clinical Commissioning Group (the NHS body responsible for planning and funding Doctors services across the city). Linda will be outlining the CCG's plans to improve patient access to GPs across Portsmouth. The meeting will also hear from Mark Young, Head of Estates at Solent NHS Trust, who will be outlining the Trust's plans for the St James and St Mary's hospital sites. The meeting will also be an opportunity to find out about the latest [...]

On Wednesday 10 October 2018 come along to the Good Mental Health drop-in cafe at the Central Library, Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth. The October drop-in will feature workshops and activities to raise awareness of good mental health and wellbeing. Further information The Drop-In Cafe is for anyone who's feeling anxious, stressed or socially isolated, or if you're worried about a friend or a family member, or if you're just interested to know more about good mental health and wellbeing and the availability of local resources. On World Mental Health Day, the Drop-In Cafe is hosting extra workshops and activities to raise awareness of good mental health and wellbeing. Additional support services will [...]

From Monday 15 October to Thursday 18 October 2018 the Recovery  Festival takes place across Portsmouth - the festival includes films, cooking and  a quiz as well as a panel discussion. The festival is  a celebration of those who have turned their lives around and are now contributing to society, also to organisations who continue to help those in need. See the programme below

Portsmouth Alzheimers Society will be running  a drop-in for those who want to know about dementia and the support available on Wednesday 3 October 2018 1-3pm at the Learning Place, 6 Derby Road, North End, Portsmouth PO2 8HH