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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

Pharmacy opening times can vary on bank holidays. Check out the times across Hampshire during the Christmas period. The pharmacies listed on the PDF should be open as shown. The details are correct at the time of publishing but are subject to change. There is also a map  showing the open pharmacies. You are advised to contact the pharmacy before attending to ensure they are open and have the medication you require.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has launched a public consultation on councils in Hampshire’s proposals for unitary local government for our area. This consultation provides residents with an opportunity to share their views on the options currently under consideration. Here are the details of the options : https://www.closeenoughtobelocal.co.uk/our-proposal-five-unitary-councils How to respond You can respond by clicking the link below and fill in t

NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight is urging patients to make use of 34,000 newly-available urgent dental appointments across Hampshire  if they need them this winter. People who need urgent dental appointments are likely to be in pain, including those suffering from infections or needing urgent repairs to a lost filling or crown. If you believe you need urgent dental care, please call 111 or use 111 online  to to check your symptoms and  access the right care. They can then dir

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