NRS Healthcare, which loans items of community medical equipment via Portsmouth City Council and the NHS, is asking people to help their neighbours by checking their homes for any equipment they have that is no longer needed. Items loaned by NRS include: walking sticks crutches chair raisers commodes trolleys You will be able to identify […]

Though the weather is getting warmer, colds, coughs, and viruses (including COVID-19) are still with us. Some of these illnesses can have very similar symptoms, so it may be hard to tell what you have and know how best to treat it. If you have minor symptoms for any of these illnesses, these can usually […]

Adults and young people with a learning disability from across Portsmouth were invited to ‘Moving Forward’ last Thursday (17 March) an information and employment event at Portsmouth Football Club. An estimated 250 adults, young people and their parents and carers, came along to visit a variety of stalls with information on opportunities and services available […]

Next week is Down Syndrome Awareness Week (21st – 27th March).  Portsmouth City Council is a long standing supporter of local children’s charity Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association and each year the charity runs a Social Media Awareness Campaign, which is supported by the local community and over 70 top celebrities to date. For each new charity page ‘like’ and page ‘follow’ on […]

A group of young people in Portsmouth have been inspired by seeing first-hand how social workers in the city can transform lives. Each young person visited organisations across the city who support families during their time of need. They also met with different teams at Portsmouth City Council to understand what it takes to be […]