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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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10/09/2025
🎉 Major milestone reached as 200,000 health workers are trained to treat the critically unwell
✅ Celebrating 25 years of ALERT® training that empowers staff to recognise patient deterioration early and act confidently to improve outcomes
✅ Developed here at PHU and now delivered in 100+ centres across the UK, Ireland, and internationally
✅ Equips staff with practical skills using real patient scenarios
Today, we want to say a huge thank you to all of our incredible 999 emergency services.
To the ambulance crews from South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, and to all our police officers, fire and rescue teams, call handlers, and every member of the 999 family, we are grateful for your dedication, bravery, and the sacrifices you make to keep us safe.
08/09/2025
Only one week to go 📅
Join us for this year’s Annual General Meeting on Monday 15 September!
Discover how we're collaborating with our partners to enhance our services.
Please be aware that Nightingale Road on the QA Hospital site will be closed overnight (11.59pm to 5.30am) from Sunday 7 September 2025 to Friday 12 September 2025 so that work to excavate a trench across the road can take place safely.
Covers will be placed over the trenches so that the road can be reopened each morning.
While there will be some noise from this work, the team carrying it out are taking steps to minimise disruption where possible.
Thank you for your patience during this time.
07/09/2025
We’re teaming up with the University of Portsmouth to apply cutting-edge breast biomechanics technology to support women with breast cancer 💡
The project will:
✅ Improve post-op & post-radiotherapy bra design
✅ Reduce tissue damage & improve recovery
✅ Help women return to exercise
✅ Provide data-driven insights for surgical choices
Using sensors, motion detectors, and 3D scanning, researchers are working with patients to better understand how breast surgery and treatment affect movement, comfort, and support needs.
After an incredible 33 years with the Trust, Carl Davies is retiring! Starting as a charge nurse in the Intensive Care Unit back in 1992, he moved into education and eventually became a Resuscitation Officer. In his current role as Senior Resuscitation Officer, Carl has been instrumental in training staff, supporting cardiac arrest teams, and helping improve patient outcomes.
Carl reflects, "I've really enjoyed working with such a great team and the variety my role offers. It's been a privilege to help make a difference and work alongside such dedicated colleagues."
🗺️ 🛫 Looking ahead, Carl plans to take some well-earned time off to visit his sister and her husband in Australia, followed by plenty of quality time with his five grandchildren.
Thank you, Carl, for your dedication and hard work over the years. We wish you all the best as you start this exciting new chapter! 🙌
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06/09/2025
Need medical help? Make sure you use the right service for your needs:
💻 NHS 111
👩⚕️ Urgent Treatment Centres
💊 Local Pharmacy
📱 Healthier Together app for children, young people and pregnant women
05/09/2025
🌟 - We received some lovely feedback about April, one of our wonderful receptionists at QA. Thank you, April, for going above and beyond to support our patients! 🌟
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04/09/2025
Our new prostate treatment is helping men get back to normal life faster.
✅ Prostate Artery Embolisation (PAE) is a same day, non-surgical procedure for treating an enlarged prostate
✅ Launched earlier this year, we're proud the service is already making a difference, allowing patients to return home within just three hours
Find out more from Terry, who has recently had the procedure, and the positive impact it's had on his life ➡️ https://bit.ly/4p9SO4k
04/09/2025
Back to school? Stay one step ahead with Healthier Together! 📚
As the new school term begins and the weather cools down, it's common for coughs, colds and other bugs to spread more easily among children.
How the Healthier Together App can help:
✅ Get trusted advice on common childhood illnesses
✅ Know when to treat at home and when to seek help
✅ Learn when to keep your child off school and when it’s safe to send them in
✅ Find top tips for supporting your child’s mental health, including help with bullying, exam stress, dyslexia, and school transitions
🏵️ 🌼 This week, we celebrated Onam- the beloved harvest festival of Kerala that honours unity, joy, and cultural heritage.
To mark the occasion, we featured a beautiful Pookalam (floral arrangement), had members of staff showcase a traditional dance performance, and served an authentic Onam Sadhya, bringing the rich flavours of Kerala right to our doorstep.
It was a stunning celebration that reflected our diverse and inclusive community. Here's to many more moments of togetherness! 🌼 🏵️
02/09/2025
Looking back at our new Emergency Department, which opened in November 2024!
What we added:
✨ More resus bays for children
✨ Double the resus capacity for adult
✨ A brand-new CT scanner
✨ An accredited Changing Places facility
We also worked with our partners to make sure patients are seen in the right place, first time.
9 months on:
🚑 We’re now one of the best in England for ambulance handover times – saving almost 5,000 hours!
⏱️ In August, over 75% of patients were seen within 4 hours.
We’re proud of the progress so far and will keep working hard to make care even better. None of this would be possible without our amazing teams who go above and beyond every single day.
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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.
Do you have any compliments, comments or complaints?
Please contact PALS on: 0800 917 6039
or email: pht.pals@porthosp.nhs.uk
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