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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. To make things easier, we have created an NHS dentist availability guide and a map showing NHS dental practices across Portsmouth. The map also includes nearby bus routes to help you plan your journey. A dentist working on his patient NHS dentist availability in Por

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

The 2026 summer bank holiday falls on Monday, 31 August 2026 in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. If you need to get your medicine from a Portsmouth pharmacy, please check their opening time before making a move. To make it easy for you, we have collected Portsmouth and Hampshire's (Southampton, Fareham, Gosport, North Hampshire, West Hampshire, South Hampshire) pharmacy opening times: Here is a map showing all the pharmacies across the Southeast of England that will be o