GPs in Portsmouth welcomed a big drop of around 20 per cent in the number of patient prescriptions for antibiotics as fears grow people are becoming increasingly reliant on the drugs.
NURSES from Portsmouth have joined a nationwide call for the government to address unsafe staffing levels - as figures reveal stress and mental health issues are the main cause of sick days within the city's hospital trust.
NEARLY two decades ago, a friend was left a box of silver filled to the brim with items including a goblet, cigarette case and teapot after her neighbour died – but the items have been gathering dust ever since.
GERARD Beauvoisin has never missed a Great South Run since it started in 1990 despite suffering with a tumour that ate away half his jaw. This year will be no different.
A GP scheme to help patients in Fareham make same-day appointments has seen its 75,000th patient – less than a fortnight before its second anniversary.
WHEN Stewart Crowe realised his swimming club needed to raise £1.5m for a new pool, he signed up for a 55-mile bike ride to help with fundraising – but the 72-year-old ended up with more than just sore legs.
THE third dental care provider, which has stepped into help Portsmouth patients after thousands were left in the lurch when a chain of practices shut, has been revealed.
AFTER signing up for the SimplyhealthGreat South Run last year, a Gosport mum-of-two was unable to lace up her trainers for the race after she was diagnosed with cancer.
Claire White, a qualified yoga teacher who volunteers at Rowans Hospice’s Living Well Centre every Wednesday, explains how yoga has helped her and about the benefits that both yoga and accessing support at the centre can provide.
FOR most of us a trip to the dentist is met with some reluctance but for a dad and his four-year-old son in Gosport it also means a 160-mile round trip.
