24.4.20 here is the latest information that Healthwatch Portsmouth has received on access to Urgent Dental care during the current COVID-19 pandemic Urgent NHS Dental Care - access for patients - NHSE briefing 24.4.20 24.9.19 here is the latest information that Healthwatch Portsmouth has received on access for patients to NHS dental appointments
July '20 NHS England update: plans to finalise long term dental contracts in Portsmouth: NHS England (NHSE) have received and evaluated bids for contracts to provide general dental services in the city and following this process have identified preferred bidders. There has been a delay in awarding the contracts due to managing the response to Covid-19 but we are now continuing the process and aim to award contracts by the end of July. This is some 6 weeks later than originally planned due to consideration of wider procurement issues and the impact of COVID-19 on NHS capacity. It was originally envisaged that the successful bidder would have [...]
On Monday, 16 September 2019, Solent NHS Trust invite you to their Wellbeing Discovery Event and Annual General Meeting at 3:30pm at their headquarters on the edge of Southampton. The event promises to showcase some of the services the Trust offers and to explore how the services work to keep people healthy, safe and independent at, or close to, home through interactive Pods. • Find out about and take part in a taster mindfulness session (booking required at registration*) • Try therapeutic planting and growing • Have a go at mindful colouring • Try Tai Chi (booking required at registration* and you can take part in your everyday [...]
Healthwatch England has published a report that looks at the mental health of new mothers. The report is based on feedback from new mothers who had diagnosed and undiagnosed mental health problems as well as looking at experiences shared with eight local Healthwatch organisations across the country. The report found that although each individual's story was different there were common concerns about mental health problems being triggered, not knowing where to turn to for help and worries about how people will respond if mothers disclose their mental health problems. Read the report - Healthwatch England - Mental health and the journey to parenthood
This Sunday, 15 September 2019, Mental Health Mates are putting on a walk in Southsea to bring together people to talk and walk. Mental Health Mates is a network of peer support groups, run by people with mental health issues, who meet regularly to walk and talk without fear or judgement. You do not have to have a diagnosed mental health issue to join our walks – everyone has mental health and we are here for everyone. The Mental Health Mates initiative started in 2016 and has spread across the country allowing people with mental health issues to walk and talk with each other and offer mutual support. [...]
Update 16 September Healthwatch Portsmouth has learned from feedback sent in from Portsmouth residents that appointments are not available yet at the University of Portsmouth Dental Academy. We have also learned that the third site has said to enquirers that it is only able to provide one-off urgent care NHS dental appointments rather than NHS appointments for regular check-ups. We are trying to find out more information and will post here when we receive it. Following the closure in July of three NHS Dentists operated by Colosseum (at the John Pounds Centre, the Healthy Living Centre in Cosham and 96 Victoria Road in Southsea) the University of [...]
The 'Safe Space' at Guildhall Healthcare Centre in central of Portsmouth will be open 10pm to 3am every night through Freshers Week, 13-21 September 2019. This is in addition to its usual Friday and Saturday night opening. The service offers a health and wellbeing service for anyone who needs a short break on a night out in Portsmouth. People calling into the Safe Space can get immediate medical treatment as well as advice on subjects like sexual health, alcohol and drug use. The Safe Space team can direct visitors to other services such as minor injuries units, out of hours GP services and mental health crisis teams. Over the [...]
Papers and presentations from our Board meeting held on 10 September 2019 at the Cosham Community Centre have been published - Healthwatch Portsmouth Board meeting 10 September 2019 Agenda Healthwatch Portsmouth Board meeting 10 September 2019 Project Manager’s report Healthwatch Portsmouth Board meeting 10 September 2019 Solent NHS Trust mental health rehabilitation presentation Healthwatch Portsmouth Board meeting 10 September 2019 Solent NHS Trust travel and transport presentation The next Board meeting will take place on Tuesday 22 October 2019 2-4pm at the Civic Offices - we will send out further information nearer to the time.
Join us for the next Healthwatch Portsmouth Board meeting in Cosham on Tuesday 10 September 2019 4-6PM. At the meeting we will hear updates from three speakers from Solent NHS Trust, which is responsible for providing community services across Portsmouth. Julie Leigh will provide an introduction to proposed mental health rehabilitation transformation changes, Sarah Austin will be updating us on the plans for relocating services from Jubilee House in Cosham and Andrew Stevens will outline the latest on the Trust's transport and access policy. We will also hear about the latest developments in health and social care across Portsmouth. See the Agenda for the Board meeting We look forward to seeing you at the meeting [...]
The Good Mental Health Cooperative are running a course over three weeks in October looking at 'Building Strength In A Challenging World' Dates: Friday 18th October / Friday 25th October / Friday 1st November Time: 2pm - 4pm Venue: Tesco Fratton Community Room, PO4 8FD Cost: Free In the fast paced world we live in, it can be hard to take time for ourselves. Join Sarah for her new 'Building Strength' course and explore ways to work through difficult emotions and cope with everyday life. Learn to connect with yourself again and discover techniques to allow yourself to feel happier and more self confident. The course is made [...]