Community invited to get free health checks at Portsmouth Research Hub
Research teams will be offering free health checks and advice to the community as part of an open day for people to find out more about clinical studies happening on their doorstep. Staff at Portsmouth Research Hub are delighted
Creating a smoke-free generation comes a step closer
Up to £23 million will be spent from April 2025 over the following seven years to support Hampshire smokers to quit, and to help stop people taking up the habit in the first place. In approving the spend, said:
Help mark 40 years of No Smoking Day
To mark the 40th anniversary of No Smoking Day on Wednesday 13 March. Hampshire County Council is encouraging those who smoke to take the steps to quit for good. Hampshire residents wanting to give up smoking can sign up
Portsmouth cardiologist receives national award
A Portsmouth cardiologist has received a national award after being nominated by a Heart Failure patient. Dr Kaushik Guha, Consultant Cardiologist and Heart Failure Lead at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) was nominated by patient Kim to receive
Good news for Portsmouth maternity services after CQC inspection
Staff at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust are celebrating after its maternity services were rated ‘Good’ following an CQC inspection by the Care Quality Commission. The inspection, which took place in October, looked at how safe and well-led services
CAROLINE WELCOMES NHS DENTISTRY BOOST
Dame Caroline Dinenage, Member of Parliament for Gosport, has welcomed the launch of the Conservative Government’s £200 million NHS Dentistry Recovery Plan. The Covid pandemic meant that 40 million fewer courses of treatment were delivered during the years 2020-2022. In
Caroline to Chair Groundbreaking Cancer Taskforce
Dame Caroline Dinenage, Member of Parliament for Gosport, has today been announced as the Chair of a Government Cancer Taskforce established to improve detection, treatment, and care for children with cancer. The groundbreaking Department of Health and Social Care’s
Portsmouth Radiography team win Regional Team of the Year Award
The Therapeutic Radiography team at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust has won the Society of Radiographer 2023 Regional Team of the Year: South East. The awards celebrates individuals, teams, representatives and students from across the UK who have made
New study at QA Hospital could help prevent childhood blindness
An innovative study looking to improve the way babies are screened for cataracts. A key cause of preventable childhood blindness, has started at Queen Alexandra Hospital. Cataracts cause the lens of the eye to become cloudy and can severely
Caroline Meets Health Secretary on QA
Dame Caroline Dinenage MP, met the Health Secretary, the Rt Hon Victoria Atkins MP, this week to bring attention to concerns about Queen Alexandra Hospital. The Gosport MP and former Health Secretary raised the Critical incidents that have been
