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A vulnerable person in Hampshire waited more than EIGHT years for a decision on whether a carer would be allowed to make decisions on their behalf

Vulnerable person in Hampshire waited more than eight years for carer decision

Dentists in Portsmouth had almost two dozen admissions for tooth extractions on children with tooth decay in the year to March

‘Tooth decay the number one reason for hospital admissions among young children’

Nearly nine in 10 people with suspected autism in Portsmouth waited too long for a diagnosis in December.

Huge scale of long waits for suspected autism diagnosis in Portsmouth

A clinical bed is pictured in a General Practitioners surgery. Picture: Carl Court/Getty Images.

GP and dentist complaints rise above pre-pandemic levels

QA Hospital, Portsmouth, on November 25, 2021. Picture Habibur Rahman.

NHS staff sickness rates in Portsmouth more than double

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Portsmouth has more emergency cancer patients than before the Covid pandemic

Doctor examining patient in clinic. Visiting dermatologist

Hampshire among the worst spots for skin cancer in England

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How busy is my GP in Portsmouth?

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The surgeries with the most patients per GP in Havant and East Hampshire

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The surgeries with the most patients per GP in Gosport and Fareham

Paramedics attending to a casualty from an explosion in Nelson Avenue. Picture: Mike Cooter (221021)

Fewer emergency workers keeping Portsmouth safe than 10 years ago

Generic stock picture of a mammogram showing a woman's breast in order check for breast cancer at a hospital.

Thousands of women missing out on life-saving breast cancer scans in Portsmouth

NHS witnesses ‘Glastonbury-style’ surge in Covid jab bookings after call to over...

Chairwoman of the African Women's Forum Marie Costa at Southsea on 4 June 2020 Picture: Habibur Rahman

15 new cases of FGM reported in Portsmouth

More than 3,000 people in Portsmouth were admitted to hospital either with a primary or secondary diagnosis of obesity. Picture: PA Wire

More than 3,000 people in Portsmouth admitted to hospital due to obesity

Lockdown could be to blame for a rise in depression and anxiety. Picture: Dominic Lipinski

Hundreds of city residents in depression and anxiety therapy

HUNDREDS of depression and anxiety therapy sessions are being carried out in Portsmouth each month, according to statistics.

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Researchers are concerned the tool may not account for certain aspects of coronavirus such as hypoxia, which can occur without a patient noticing (Photo: Shutterstock)

Online NHS Covid symptom checker may have delayed seriously ill people from seek...

The St James' Hospital site, including Hamble House off Nelson Drive. Picture: Paul Jacobs

Portsmouth NHS sites need £1.2m in repairs to sort 'high risk' backlog

The screening involves taking a sample of cells from the cervix using a soft brush (Photo: Shuhtterstock)

Just 34% of women with learning disabilities in England are attending smear test...

Do you know someone who might need support? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Self-harm cases have more than tripled in young girls - how and where to seek he...

Fireworks injuries: firefighters warn people to be careful on Bonfire Night 2020...

Patients will still need to call their GP in advance (Photo: Shutterstock)

GPs have been told face-to-face appointments must be made available to patients

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Huge drop in Portsmouth area patients seeking virus help

Figures have been released about overseas recruitment at QA Picture: PA

One in five new NHS hospital doctors in Portsmouth come from developing countrie...

COMMENT: QA waiting times need to be brought under control

Portsmouth is the first place in the country to introduce 100% digital prescriptions

Portsmouth is first place in country to go 100% digital on prescriptions

An expert has warned that obesity is becoming normalised - as it has been revealed that obesity-related hospital admissions, where it is a primary cause, are well above the national average Picture: Shutterstock

Surgeon warns obesity has become the new ‘normal’ as rates above national averag...

PLUMP patients have kept the city’s obesity rates nearly double the national average – with a senior surgeon warning it has become the new ‘normal’

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Vitamin D deficiency cases have increased by 84 per cent across the country in the last three years

Hundreds treated for vitamin D deficiency at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

Portsmouth South MP Stephen Morgan and shadow treasury minister Anneliese Dodds visited HMRC workers in Portsmouth, pictured outside Lynx House in Cosham Picture: Sarah Standing (180724-5641)

Portsmouth MP raises fears over childhood mental health crisis

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Portsmouth hospital staff pay more than £600,000 on parking for work

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Portsmouth and Hampshire councils increase spend on adult social care by million...

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Obesity in Portsmouth school children has increased, new figures show

REVEALED: Nearly £200 per person spent on helping Portsmouth people quit smokin...

REVEALED: Nearly £200 per person spent on helping Portsmouth people quit smokin...

Nearly 200 per person was spent to help the people of Portsmouth quit smoking

REVEALED: Nearly £200 per person spent on helping Portsmouth people quit smokin...

Modern day technology can really be a life-saver

Obesity is a growing problem

Obesity-related hospital admissions in Portsmouth increase

FGM figures recorded in Portsmouth area at end of last year

A new scheme will see the NHS helping to tackle bed-blocking

NHS funding aims to help bed-blockers get out of hospital quicker

COMMENT: Increasing awareness of what we eat is crucial

New figures have revealed a growing number of obese children in the Portsmouth area

App aims to help families make healthier food choices

New figures have revealed a growing number of obese children in the Portsmouth area

Calls for urgent action as childhood obesity in Portsmouth increases

NEWS COMMENT: Drop-in centre in north of city would ease pressure on QA

Increase in vaccination coverage across city

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NHS data shows 15 new cases of female genital mutilation in Portsmouth

NATIONAL 4.15pm UPDATE: NHS under major cyber attack

Surge in admissions at QA Hospital revealed in new figures

REVEALED: One in three primary school leavers in Portsmouth are overweight

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