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Tomorrow is Stroke Prevention Day. Stroke can be life-threatening and stroke is the most common cause of adult disability in the UK. Two-thirds of people who survive a stroke find themselves living with a disability. The terrfiying fact is that it can happen to anyone at any age . The good news is there are some simple ways to prevent strokes. What is a stroke? A stroke is when blood stops flowing to a part of your brain. Stroke symptoms often appear suddenly and can be ident

Parking Updates Some  disabled parking bay (for blue badge holders) by Block E, the Enablement Centre at St Mary’s Community Health Campus in Portsmouth has been temporarily closed, due to the installation of Solar panels. They will take out 3 Accessible car park bays , and there will be signage to notify patients and visitors of no parking. These 3 bays are opposite the RED hatched ambulance area (please see attached map). However, there will be temporary accessible parking

Finding an NHS dentist in Portsmouth can be challenging. Due to high demand and staff shortage, you may find some NHS dentists in Portsmouth are not accepting new NHS patients or have long waiting lists currently. NHS dentist avalability in Portsmouth To save you some time, we have found the current NHS dentist availability in Portsmouth for you, along with the most efficient way to book appointments. Smile Dental Care, Damira Portsmouth, and Dentaid are offering NHS treatme

Healthwatch Portsmouth received information about this opportunity from the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust...

info about the new Urgent Primary and Emergency Care Centre

From Wednesday 1 October, all GP practices across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight will provide their routine online consultations from 8.00am to 6.30pm. The change applies to routine care only and not urgent appointments. Online GP consultations offer a convenient way for patients to contact their GP practice. Online consultations can be used for various reasons, including describing symptoms, getting advice, requesting prescriptions, and managing some conditions. While the p

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The You Trust have a program called Workwise

Do you know what the Pharmacy First service is? Tell us your experience.

Find out how to get urgent treatment if you can't register with an NHS dentist in Portsmouth

The Government has announced 700, 000 urgent dental appointments from April 2025. Find out more!

Learn the do's and don'ts of communicating with people who are deaf