Experience of Care & Community Engagement Team

05/05/2026

🔗Join us for Connect & Thrive 2026! 🌱

On Tuesday 30th June 2026 we'll be hosting an event to celebrate all things engagement & experience - we'd love for you to join us.

We'll be hearing from guest speaker Cormac Russell from Nurture Development who will be talking about his work around the ABCD programme, alongside workshops, partner showcases, and fun activities for you to get involved with.

To book your space, visit https://forms.office.com/e/5RdEWPcn46 and complete the short form.

📅 Tuesday 30th June 2026
📍Kings Community Church, Hedge End, SO30 4BZ

We can't wait to see you!

27/04/2026

💬 What does a Carer Friendly Community mean to you?

Is it a quiet café that understands?
A friendly bus driver?
A place where you feel supported and seen?

We want to celebrate carers’ experiences as part of Portsmouth’s 100‑year story.

📸 Share your perspective through photography and be in with a chance to win amazing local prizes.

🗓 Entries close 17th May
👉 For more information or to submit your entry, visit: https://portsmouthcarersservice.co.uk/news-events/portsmouth-100-carers-photography-competition/

21/04/2026

We're excited to be co-hosting an event next week with the lovely folks from Chat Over Chai, discussing how mental health uniquely impacts people from radicalised communities.

🕘When? Tuesday 28th April, 9am - 1pm
📍Where? Havelock Community Centre, Southsea, PO4 0LQ

We’re delighted to be joined by:
• Dr Anastasia Lungu-Mulenga, who will share an update on the PCREF framework
• Dr Hasina Khatin, Director of Psychological Professions, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, and Approved Clinician, who will lead a discussion on stigma, as well as provide an overview of common mental health conditions affecting racialised communities

📧Let us know you'll be attending by dropping us an email at hiowh.experienceandengagement@nhs.net or ChatOverChai_Chair@outlook.com

10/03/2026

06/03/2026

Looking to learn more about Falls Prevention?
Join Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust on Thursday 24th March 2026 for a free session full of simple and practical tips.

Open to all members of the public, carers, and anyone interested in learning more about keeping themselves or others safe.

You're invited to our next members event - falls prevention 📆

This session will explore simple and practical ways to reduce the risk of falls as we move into the spring months, including: Mobility and activity changes, environmental and seasonal risk factors, medication considerations, hydration and nutrition, post‑winter deconditioning, everyday proactive falls prevention.

This session is open to all members of the public, carers, and anyone interested in learning more about keeping themselves or others safe.

Learn more here 👉 https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/contact-us-1/membership/members

03/03/2026

Join The University of Portsmouth and Autek for a welcoming and inclusive World Café session exploring how communication works between autistic and neurodivergent people and Primary Care professionals.

This interactive event is designed to bring people together to share experiences, discuss challenges, and shape improvements in care. Whether you’re autistic, neurodivergent, or supporting someone who is, your voice matters.

🗓 10th March 2026
⏰ 10:30am – 12:30pm
📍 University of Portsmouth Students’ Union, Third Space

You’ll have the chance to share your thoughts in a way that suits you—through conversation, writing, or your phone—and help influence future services and research. Drinks and snacks will be provided, and participants will receive a £25 gift voucher.

📩 To book your place or find out more, contact:
stevebond@autek.co.uk
or Alessandra.Fasulo@port.ac.uk

Let’s work together to improve communication in healthcare 💬

26/02/2026

On Saturday 28 March 2026, runners will take on ULTRACK 50 – 50km, 125 laps, one relentless test of focus and resilience. Runners can go solo in the competitive race, or enter as a relay team and share the distance.

At Hammersley Homes, that same commitment sits at the heart of lasting mental health support: progress made by showing up, again and again. We’re proud to be a charity partner for this unique endurance event, raising funds to support people living with enduring mental illness – while celebrating community, consistency and courage along the way.

All participants receive a full race kit by LSKD, race bib, nutrition and hydration throughout, and all finishers receive a medal. Supporters can enjoy live DJs, food vendors, activations and spectator challenges while the laps unfold.

Find out more or register to run for Hammersley Homes at: https://hammersleyhomes.org/static-ventures-50k-run/

04/02/2026

British Paralympian Peter Hull MBE will be joining Communicare in Southampton at their Sholing Friends Group, on Monday 9th February 🥇

Sholing Friends is a new friendship club bringing together Communicare service users, Hart Court residents and anyone from the area who wishes to go along. It takes place on Mondays from 10.30am-12noon at Hart Court on Cranbury Road in Sholing.

Sholing Friends is a friendship club bringing together Hart Court residents, our service users and anyone from the surrounding community who’d like to join in.

📆 Every Monday
⏰ 10.30am–12noon
📍 Hart Court, Cranbury Road

Whether you come for a cuppa, a chat, or to enjoy the activities, you’ll always receive a warm welcome. We’re thrilled that swimmer Peter Hull MBE Ply will be joining us on Monday, February 9, to help spread the word and share his incredible journey.

www.communicareinsouthampton.org.uk/triple-paralympic-gold-medallist-at-friendship-club-at-hart-court/

Pop in and see what it’s all about! ☕😊

📸 Photo credit: Tim Kenyon Photography -
www.timkenyonphotography.com

27/01/2026

Thank you to our Specialist Physiotherapy team for their dedication and hard work in improving patient care. We're excited to share how we're reducing wait times and enhancing the patient experience through innovations like our new hub clinics. 🤩

23/01/2026

Thank You to our Palliative Care Team. We are endlessly grateful for the dedication and kindness you show, each and every day. Your compassion and support makes a world of difference

22/01/2026

Thank you East Community Nursing Team, for your unwavering compassion and care during a loved ones final days. Your kindness made a difference