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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

Healthwatch Portsmouth
Feb 18


What you can do today to lower your risk of stroke
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

Healthwatch Portsmouth
Jan 28


Temporary disabled parking bay closure at St Mary’s Community Health Campus
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

Healthwatch Portsmouth
Jan 20
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