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It's National Safeguarding Adults Week this week, 17 – 21 November 2025. National Safeguarding Adults Week aims to raise awareness of important issues relating to the abuse or neglect   of adults with care and support needs. Types of abuse Physical abuse:  Someone hurts your body. They might hit, push, or cause pain. Sexual abuse:  Someone touches you or makes you do sexual things you do not want. Psychological abuse:  Someone is unkind with words. They may shout, bully, scar

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is taking out a survey to explore your experiences with the NHS App. They need your help to understand and overcome the barriers that might prevent patients from accessing the app's benefits. Your insights will directly contribute to making digital health services more accessible and user-friendly for everyone. Who is it for? This survey is for Hampshire and Isle of Wight residents who are interested in responding. I

Frimley Park Hospital is seeking a location to develop a new hospital and anticipates relocating to a different site. The Frimley New Hospital Programme will be looking to engage with the local community about proposals for the hospital. Before this engagement work happens, they asked local Healthwatch teams to speak with community groups who work with people often face barriers to health and care. The aim was to understand how to make future engagement accessible, respectful

Join our next Advisory Board meeting! Everyone is welcome. Date: 16th December 2025 Time: 10am - 12:30pm Location: The Pavilion on The Park, Eastleigh, SO50 9LH or join virtually on Teams: Microsoft Teams Join the meeting now Meeting ID: 376 801 072 989 3 Passcode: FG6pV3V2 What does the Advisory Board do? Our Advisory Board  works alongside the local team to play an important role in setting and maintaining the strategic direction of Healthwatch Hampshire. It has a signific

Urgent Primary and Emergency Care Centre opened 1st October

From Wednesday 1 October, all GP practices across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight will provide their routine online consultations from...

NHS HIOW ICB want to know what matters most to you

The Reasonable Adjustment Digital Flag team at NHS England are looking for some people with lived experience to help create resources, in...

The NHS app is set to be one of the most important tools for delivering the government’s Ten Year Health Plan – making it a one-stop shop...

Join our next advisory board meeting to find out how we're making positive changes in the community

We have received an update from NHS England about additional NHS dental sessions that are being made available across Hampshire. Some...

Pharmacy opening times can vary on bank holidays. Check out the times across Hampshire during the August bank holiday. The pharmacies...

Hampshire County Council is asking for your views on important proposals that could change how local councils are organised across...

An update on Healthwatch Hampshire - its business as usual

Two proactive young volunteers noticed the impact vaping was having on their peers and wanted to do something about it. They have helped...

We are pleased to publish our annual report for 2024-2025. Find out what we have been working on and our achievements over the last year....

People speaking out about wheelchair services in Hampshire has led to a more accessible website being developed, making it easier to...

Pharmacy opening times can vary on bank holidays, look at the times across Hampshire during the late May bank holiday. The...

Pharmacy opening times can vary on bank holidays - so here are details of pharmacy opening times across Hampshire during the early May...

Join our next advisory board meeting to find out how we're making positive changes in the community