Portsmouth’s learning disability service is inviting people with learning disabilities, their carers and professionals who work in the region to attend a free event at Gunwharf Quays on Friday 24 January. The event will showcase the services available to people with learning disabilities in Portsmouth and will also feature a series of workshops for learning […]

The local NHS is looking at the way that patients and their carers are supported as they near the end of life. Do you have experience of end of life care, as a patient or carer? If so, your insight can help us. From diagnosis through to palliative care, services must work together to offer […]

If you work with Portsmouth residents and would like to learn more about how you can have conversations with people about their mental health and wellbeing, there’s a free training opportunity available. Connect 5, the accredited mental health promotion training programme, is delivered in three parts. Session one is a half day where you’ll build […]

As you may know, the Colosseum dental group recently ended three of its contracts to provide NHS dental services in Portsmouth – leaving hundreds of patients without a dentist. NHS England is responsible for buying NHS dental services and is planning to put in place some new long-term contracts to provide more dental services in […]

Nearly 190,000 patients registered with GP practices across Portsmouth now have access to a fast-response online consultation in a bid to improve access to patient services. Twelve of Portsmouth’s 15 GP practices have introduced eConsult – which involves the GP practice responding to online enquiries, usually within 48 hours, often saving patients the need to […]