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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
9 hours ago
NHS dentist availability in Portsmouth: where can I get treatment today?
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. NHS dentist avalability in Portsmouth To save you some time, we have found the current NHS dentist availability in Portsmouth for you, along with the most efficient way to book appointments. Smile Dental Care, Damira Portsmouth, and Dentaid are offering NHS treatme
Healthwatch Portsmouth
7 days ago
Protect your family this winter, get the flu vaccine
This winter has been extremely cold and dry, which creates ideal conditions for viruses to survive. Cold weather can also weaken the immune system. This is why more people catch colds and flu in winter. The good news is that the NHS provides a free flu vaccine for people who are more at risk, including those who: are aged 65 or over have certain long-term health conditions are pregnant children aged 2-17, or 6 months+ with weakened immunity live in a care home are a main car
Healthwatch Portsmouth
Jan 7
Reports
Enter and view visit to Summerlee Unit
We visited the Summerlee Unit on 30 September 2025. Summerlee Unit is an inpatient unit situated on the First Floor of Harry Sotnick House in Portsmouth. Enter and view visits is a Healthwatch programme, enabling trained members of a local Healthwatch team to enter and visit care services in practice; talk to patients, their families, and carers; learn about services from the perspective of people who experience the service first-hand. This visit helped us understand how th
Healthwatch Portsmouth
Dec 18, 2025
We held our December 2025 Advisory Board meeting in public, here is the Managers' Report
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
Healthwatch Portsmouth
Dec 10, 2025
Mental health experiences of children and young people in Portsmouth report
In this report, we captured detailed feedback from 1,534 children and young people (CYP) and 125 parents and carers in Portsmouth. 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 helps answer the following questions: What factors impact ment
Healthwatch Portsmouth
Dec 4, 2025
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