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Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is one of the largest acute hospital trusts in the country treating over half a million patients each year. We provide comprehensive secondary care and specialist services to a local population of 675,000 people across South East Hampshire. We also offer some speciality services to a wider catchment of around two million people. Our population is characterised by its diversity – the rural and the urban, areas of wealth juxtaposed with real pockets of deprivation, and gaps in life expectancy. Most of our services are provided at Queen Alexandra Hospital, in Cosham, but we also offer a range of outpatient and diagnostic facilities closer to patients’ homes in community hospital sites and at local treatment centres throughout South East Hampshire including St Mary's Treatment Centre, Gosport War Memorial Hospital and Petersfield Community Hospital. This page is kept up to date by the Communications Team who can be contacted at communications@porthosp.nhs.uk
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27/11/2025
This week, we proudly celebrated our incredible Healthcare Support Workers at PHU. 💙
Our HCSWs play a vital role across our services, providing hands-on care, supporting patients with dignity and compassion, assisting clinical teams, and helping to ensure our wards run smoothly every single day.
Thank you to everyone who joined the celebrations and took part in recognising the vital contribution of our Healthcare Support Workers. We are truly grateful for all that you do. 🙌
26/11/2025
Our Christmas tree has officially arrived in the Atrium, bringing sparkle, colour and festive cheer to our reception area! 🎄✨
A huge thank you to the teams who decorated it so beautifully, and a special thank you to both Portsmouth Hospitals Charity and the League of Friends for sponsoring the tree. It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas!
25/11/2025
Marking Maternity Support Worker Day 💙
Yesterday, we recognised the incredible contribution our Maternity Support Workers make every single day at PHU. MSWs play a vital role in supporting birthing people and families, assisting midwives, and helping to ensure safe, compassionate care throughout pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period.
Thank you to all our MSWs for your hard work, dedication and the difference you make to families across our maternity services.
24/11/2025
Our services are really busy so our Director of Nursing, Juliet Pearce, is sharing how you can help our teams and keep everyone safe.
Urgent Treatment Centres are open evenings and weekends and can help with things like broken bones and minor injuries, while community pharmacies can provide medication for seven common illnesses without the need for a GP appointment.
If you don't you can also use NHS 111 online or by phone.
We are also encouraging everyone eligible, including our staff, to get their flu vaccine and help protect themselves, our patients and their loved ones this winter.
If you or someone you know is affected by dementia, you can drop in for free one-to-one support from an Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Adviser tomorrow at QAH.
📅 Every 4th Tuesday of the month
⏰ 10am - 12:30pm
📍 PALS Main Reception, QA Hospital
No appointment needed.
The service is open to anyone. Pop by for a chat and personalised advice.
23/11/2025
We’re proud to be supporting UK Malnutrition Awareness Week 💙
Thank you to the brilliant team on E1, who are championing good nutrition with fantastic display boards and engaging activities, helping patients stay safe, healthy and informed during their stay.
Your dedication to improving wellbeing makes a real difference every day. 👏
22/11/2025
Did you know that as well as offering clinical advice and help with minor illnesses, our pharmacies can now provide medication for seven common conditions without the need to a GP appointment or prescription.
21/11/2025
This week is National 🩵
Many people’s mental health can be affected during the winter due to less sunlight, colder temperatures, and increased isolation. We are sharing some top tips to support your mental wellbeing👇
21/11/2025
We are proud to be celebrating 25 years since welcoming our first cohort of nurses from the Philippines!
Since the first cohort arrived in 2000, Filipino nurses have become an important part of the PHU community. Recognised for their kindness, care and compassion, over 550 nurses and healthcare professionals work at our Trust, and many from that pioneering group continue to serve at QA today.
Edylin, a Senior Sister in Older Persons Medicine: “It has been a privilege and an honour to be part of PHU for 25 years. My heart has always been in caring for the elderly, and I’m proud to have devoted my career to this calling.”
We are incredibly grateful for the positive impact our Filipino community continues to make every day.🎉
This week for , we're highlighting Cath, our Surgery Matron and one of our Tissue Viability Leads. Cath plays a vital role in supporting teams to identify patients most at risk of pressure sores, carrying out skin assessments, and guiding staff to deliver safe, proactive care.
Cath says: “I like facilitating people becoming the best they can be, getting them the skills that they need. Supporting my staff in carrying out pressure sore risk assessments is key.”
A true people person, Cath loves connecting with patients and colleagues across her five ward areas every day. Thank you, Cath, for everything you do! 💙
19/11/2025
Celebrating 💙
Meet Conrad, Ward Manager and Senior Charge Nurse in Urology. Conrad began his career as a vascular nurse before moving into colorectal care, and now balances both clinical and managerial responsibilities. From ensuring the unit runs smoothly to supporting the wellbeing of colleagues, he brings care, clarity and compassion to everything he does and he truly loves his job.
In recognition of International Men’s Day, Conrad shares a simple message of encouragement: “Take time to talk, look after your wellbeing, and never be afraid to ask for support. Caring for yourself helps you care better for others.” 💬
What Conrad enjoys most about his role is working with a highly experienced, dedicated team, speaking with patients’ relatives, and seeing patients well enough to return home. Those moments, he says, make every day worthwhile.
19/11/2025
🌟Employee of the Month! 🌟
Has a team or staff member gone above and beyond to deliver exceptional care or support? Whether it’s a nurse, doctor, porter, receptionist, or any member of our amazing staff — we want to celebrate their hard work! 💙
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Welcome to Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is one of the largest acute hospital trusts in the country treating over half a million patients each year. The hospital Trust is the largest employer in Portsmouth.
We provide comprehensive secondary care and specialist services to a local population of 675,000 people across South East Hampshire. We also offer some tertiary services to a wider catchment area in excess of two million people.
Included within our modern buildings are:
28 theatres - with four dedicated endoscopy theatres
Four state of the art linear accelerators
Two purpose built interventional radiology suites, three MRI scanners, three CT scanners and a PET scanner
State of the art pathology laboratory
Neonatal Unit, Level 3
Hyper acute stroke unit
Superb critical care facilities
Our Emergency Department is one of the busiest in the country treating in excess of 144,000 patients each year. We also see over 490,000 outpatients and carry out over 53,000 day case operations. Our maternity services deliver around 5,800 babies per year, making it one of the largest maternity services on the south coast. We are also home to the Wessex Renal and Transplant Unit and hold prestigious Cancer Beacon Status for Head and Neck Cancer Services.
We were awarded university hospital status in July 2020 and work closely in partnership with the University of Portsmouth as well as Southampton and Bournemouth. We have a significant reputation for our research and innovation and are actively involved with the national agenda in these fields. Some of our patients are regularly the first-in-the-world to have the opportunity to trial new treatments, and even more are first in the UK.
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