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Have your say: how should hospitals support patients who need interpreters or accessible information?
Healthwatch Portsmouth has received feedback from people with communication needs and has been supporting them since then. We have spoken with NHS managers about how to protect their right to access health and care services. Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHUT) and Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT) have now drafted an Accessible Communication, Accessible Information & Interpreting Policy and are seeking feedback from the public. If you have communication needs related
Sep 29
Portsmouth Community Diagnostic Centre expanded to 7-day, 12-hour service for easier access to vital tests
Since last December, Portsmouth Community Diagnostic Centre has been offering out-of-hours services, 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you don't know what is a Community Diagnostic Centre, Healthwatch Portsmouth is here to help and explain it to you. What is Community Diagnostic Centre Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs) have been built to provide tests checks and scans faster and closer to home. They allow a patient to get an MRI, blood test, ultrasound all in a single visit
Sep 8
Shaping inclusive GP services for Trans and Non-Binary people in Portsmouth
We are doing a research on Trans and Non-Binary people's experience with GP services in Portsmouth. Please complete our 4 minute survey using this link: Shaping Inclusive GP Services for Trans and Non-Binary People in Portsmouth What is the purpose of the study? The study explores how GP practices in Portsmouth support the inclusion and access of trans and non-binary people. The findings will help identify good practice and areas for improvement. Participant Information This
Apr 21
Come and visit new HIVE Portsmouth community helpdesks
With Healthwatch Portsmouth and our partners' efforts, two new HIVE Portsmouth Community Helpdesks just opened in early December. In 2023, we gathered residents' feedback during guided conversations, in order to drive the purpose of reducing health inequalities in the city’s areas most affected. Now, we are delighted to see our findings and plans have been put into place, and already there have been lots of people dropping in for free information, advice and guidance. Below
Dec 10, 2025
The challenges Portsmouth residents are facing Parts 1, 2 & 3
Health inequalities throughout Portsmouth have been identified based on community-based research.
Sep 22, 2025
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