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We visited the Summerlee Unit on 30 September 2025. Summerlee Unit is an inpatient unit situated on the First Floor of Harry Sotnick House in Portsmouth. Enter and view visits is a Healthwatch programme, enabling trained members of a local Healthwatch team to enter and visit  care services in practice; talk to patients, their families, and carers; learn about services from the perspective of people who experience the service first-hand. This visit helped us understand how th

We have successfully held our Advisory Board meeting in public at Cosham Baptist Church on 8 December 2025. It was lovely to meet some of our board members and the new joiners representing the public. Healthwatch Portsmouth Managers' Report Read the Healthwatch Portsmouth Managers' report to find out what we discussed in the meeting. Below are some of the topics we included in this report: Healthwatch structures and governance Local Authority Strategic and Unitary Authority

In this report, we captured detailed feedback from 1,534 children and young people (CYP) and 125 parents and carers in Portsmouth. Our study highlights experiences, preferences, and insights into local service improvements. Local feedback echoes national and local data, confirming escalating levels of anxiety, depression and eating disorders in school aged children and young adults. We have summarised data that helps answer the following questions: What factors impact ment

Healthwatch Portsmouth Advisory Board meeting in public

Healthwatch Portsmouth Managers' Report Read below in the link the Healthwatch Portsmouth Managers' report that was presented to the Advisory Board meeting at Buckland Community Centre on 17th September 2025. Recognition of Volunteer Efforts We were also very proud to display the award that Healthwatch Portsmouth Advisory Board members received from HIVE Portsmouth. This award acknowledges their volunteering time and effort in supporting the work of Healthwatch Portsmouth. HW

Health inequalities throughout Portsmouth have been identified based on community-based research.

We welcome you to attend our next public meeting!

Find out about our workplan priorities.

Healthwatch Portsmouth carried out an Enter and View visit to Jubilee House in 2025

Read our report findings on the NHS Pharmacy First scheme

Read our Annual Report which summarises our activity and impact April 24 - March 25

Apologies to those attempting to join our June Advisory Board meeting online

Read the Manager Report March 2025 to see how we've been making a difference in Portsmouth

Healthwatch Portsmouth carried out an Enter and View visit to follow up on previous recommendations

Agenda and supporting information presented at yesterday's HWP Advisory Board meeting on 5 December 2024.

Find out what you think is needed to push for positive change within the NHS

Healthwatch England has responded to the Care Quality Commission's assessment of the state of health and social care in England

information provided to the Healthwatch Portsmouth Advisory Board meeting 25.09.24

First report has been published with 10 recommendations.

Read about the findings and recommendations of the Accessible Information Standard Project