Four in ten people in parts of Hampshire are ignoring the potentially life-saving bowel cancer screening tests, a charity warned today.
Innovative work by the local NHS to give patients better, more joined-up care has won national recognition.
GP practices are working together to launch a new home visiting service (HVS) for some of the most vulnerable patients across areas of south eastern Hampshire.
Gosport’s home visiting service (HVS) for some of the town’s housebound and most vulnerable patients has expanded to include patients at more GP practices across the town.
Media statement, on behalf of the Portsmouth and south east Hampshire NHS system
Around 140 GP staff are at the heart of a new scheme to support patients to access the most appropriate health or social service for their needs in the Fareham, Gosport and south east Hampshire areas.
A ‘handy’ initiative aims to help care and nursing home residents across Portsmouth and south east Hampshire receive quicker and more effective treatment if they need to go to hospital in an emergency.
The NHS South Eastern Hampshire and Fareham and Gosport Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) will be holding their first joint Annual General Meeting (AGM) next week.
A programme to give expectant mothers across the Fareham and Gosport areas a broader choice over their care has now helped more than 3,800 women.
The IOW NHS mental health services has launched a Facebook page to share information about its services, signpost and offer self-help tips to the Island community.