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We carried out a survey earlier this year called What Matters Most to You 2026/27. The aim of this survey is to understand which health and care services are most important to local residents and to ensure that future work is shaped by what people say matters most. Thank you to the 442 people who filled in our survey! You have helped us decide which areas of work we should focus on over the next 12 months to improve health and social care in your area. Here is a quick snapsho

NHS England has publsihed the Changes to the GP Contract in 2026/27 in March 2026. According to this report, their focus this year is GP capacity, supporting the shift from treatment to prevention, and enabling practices to prioritise clinically urgent needs. Six key changes for patients summarised by Healthwatch England 1. You should not be told to ‘call back tomorrow’ 2. Clinically urgent requests should get a same-day response 3. Online request systems should not cap reque

In this report, we captured detailed feedback from 1,534 children and young people (CYP) and 125 parents and carers in Portsmouth. A child sitting on the ground with his head down hugging himself 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

Read the full report here: Summerlee Unit Understanding the Summerlee Unit We visited the Summerlee Unit on 30 September 2025. The Summerlee Unit is an inpatient facility located on the First Floor of Harry Sotnick House in Portsmouth. This unit plays a crucial role in the rehabilitation of patients. The Enter and View Programme Enter and view visits is a Healthwatch programme. It allows trained members of a local Healthwatch team to enter and examine care services in practic

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

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

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

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

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

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

We share the value that the public's voices bring to health and social care. Read about our work and the next steps we plan to take.

We've published our findings on how accessible GP surgeries in Portsmouth are.

The manager report is a great way to find out what we have been up to and how we've been impacting change based on your feedback.

Read the December manager report to Board

Read Healthwatch Portsmouth's latest manager report

Healthwatch Portsmouth carried out an Enter and View visit