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Start of every year, we launch a survey called 'What Matters Most to You' for Portsmouth residents (Postcode PO1-PO6) to fill in. Your contribution will help us understand what topics of work you would like Healthwatch Portsmouth to prioritise for the next 12 months. The Survey Please complete the survey What Matters Most to You 2026/27 online here. It should only take you around 2 minutes. You can also go to surveys & polls  to take part or scan the QR code below. Please fe

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