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Read the Healthwatch Hampshire manager's report from the Advisory Board meeting on 16th March 2026.

Some dental practices are part of a scheme offering NHS dentistry sessions to patients who need extra treatment after receiving urgent dental care. The scheme also provides routine check-ups for care home residents, looked after children and clinically vulnerable patients who require dental assessment/treatment to enable them to receive medical or surgical care.  Please look at the eligibility criteria for more details. The additional hours scheme is an NHS service offered

Need a pharmacy over the bank holiday weekend? Check here for details of opening times.

In recognition of Social Prescribing Day, Healthwatch Hampshire takes a closer look at the essential role social prescribers play in our local communities. Background The World Health Organisation defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. Published in July 2025, the 10 Year Health Plan for England 1 describes the NHS as “hospital-centric, detached from communities and organises it’s care

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board have issued the following statement: We are very saddened by the news of the meningitis outbreak in Canterbury and the subsequent deaths, and are monitoring the situation closely along with our partners. The UK Health Security Agency is providing regular updates here . GPs across the country will today be advised to prescribe antibiotics to anyone who visited Club Chemistry between 5 and 7 March and to University of Kent stude

NHS, Voluntary and Community Sector and local government partners across Hampshire are working together to create a Dementia Strategy. We want to make sure our plans are based on what matters most to people with dementia, unpaid carers, families, and professionals.   If you have experience of supporting people with dementia in either a professional or personal capacity, please share your views to help shape the future of dementia support and services in Hampshire.   Please al

Taken from Healthwatch Portsmouth's website On 14th March 2025, Healthwatch Portsmouth and Healthwatch Hampshire visited the emergency department at Queen Alexandra Hospital. We observed patient experience, reviewed accessibility and communication, and identified practical improvements. After our visit, we have submitted our recommendations to Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHUT). PHUT replied with actions taken, work underway, and areas for further review.  As a

Have Your Say on Accessing your GP Practice- closing date 8th May

Tuesday 17th March 2026 You are welcome to come along in person to the meeting (10am - 12.30pm) to: Romsey Library, Station Road, Romsey, Hampshire SO51 8DN or you can join online by clicking on the link below for the Microsoft Teams meeting Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/36104026725464?p=j9ccJWGOr2EdobCN7a Meeting ID: 361 040 267 254 64 Passcode: Pi9s7fW3 Here is the agenda for the meeting

We want to hear from you if you have been to a Community Diagnostic Centre for any tests or imaging. What is a Community Diagnostic Centre? Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs) provide scans and tests including CT scans, endoscopy, blood tests and audiology. They are based within people's communities rather than near hospitals, to help give patients better access to tests and therefore diagnosis. How to give us your feedback Complete our Have Your Say form to let us know you

Some dental practices are part of a scheme offering NHS dentistry sessions to patients who need extra treatment after receiving urgent dental care. The scheme also provides routine check-ups for care home residents, looked after children and clinically vulnerable patients who require dental assessment/treatment to enable them to receive medical or surgical care.  Please look at the eligibility criteria for more details. The additional hours scheme is an NHS service offered

Find out what you said matters most to you in Hampshire! The survey results are in.

Some dental practices are part of a scheme offering NHS dentistry sessions to patients who need extra treatment after receiving urgent dental care. The scheme also provides routine check-ups for care home residents, looked after children and clinically vulnerable patients who require dental assessment/treatment to enable them to receive medical or surgical care.  Please look at the eligibility criteria for more details. The additional hours scheme is an NHS service offered

Read the Healthwatch Hampshire manager's report from the Advisory Board meeting on 16th December 2025.

Some dental practices are part of a scheme offering NHS dentistry sessions to patients who need extra treatment after receiving urgent dental care. The scheme also provides routine check-ups for care home residents, looked after children and clinically vulnerable patients who require dental assessment/treatment to enable them to receive medical or surgical care.  Please look at the eligibility criteria for more details. The additional hours scheme is an NHS service offered

We have created a guide for home care providers to improve the feedback process and ensure patient's are getting the care they need. To do this we spoke people receiving care at home and the care organisations that provide it. What did we do? We visited social groups for older people and support groups for carers and family members. During these sessions, we spoke with 30 people about care at home services and gathered ideas and preferences on how they would like to give feed

Our 'What Matters Most" survey is now live! It will help us understand what you would like us to prioritise as our topics of work for the next 12 months. Pick three sectors of health and social care that are the most important to you, and explain your reasons for each one. Any amount of information is very useful for us, so feel free to just put as much or little information as you can. Please complete the survey here . It closes on the 28th Feb 2026. If you need a hard copy,

Translated winter vaccine videos have been released by Frimley Health and Care Integrated Care Systems. The videos are in English, Punjabi, Polish, Urdu and Punjabi, and discuss who is eligible for vaccines this Winter. Watch them below: English – Dr Sadhra Punjabi – Dr Sadhra Polish – Anna Kavanagh Urdu – Anila Saher Punjabi – Preeti Dhanoa To book your vaccine, contact your GP surgery, or book at a pharmacy here .

Some dental practices are part of a scheme offering NHS dentistry sessions to patients who need extra treatment after receiving urgent dental care. The scheme also provides routine check-ups for care home residents, looked after children and clinically vulnerable patients who require dental assessment/treatment to enable them to receive medical or surgical care.  Please look at the eligibility criteria for more details. The additional hours scheme is an NHS service offered

Two proactive young Youthwatch volunteer recognised the impact that vaping was having on their peers and wanted to take action.  They developed a series of questions to explore how much young people understood about the risks and dangers of vaping, and to gather ideas on how to improve the information and advice available to them.  The survey was distributed to all high schools and sixth form colleges in Hampshire via email and was also promoted on social media. It opened on