The Government's Ten Year Health Plan is being delivered through 3 big shifts: Hospital to Community, Analogue to Digital and Sickness to Prevention.
Tackling the root causes of ill-health wherever possible will ensure that people in our communities have the best possible chance of avoiding illness in the first place and of recovering fully and quickly whenever accident or illness cannot be avoided.
Below you will find information on some of the ways that we are already working hard to help people live healthier, happier and more active lives, including:
Recently colleagues from across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight came together to discuss a joint approach to frailty. Teams from primary care, local authorities, hospitals, academia, community care and the voluntary sector all brought their unique perspective and ideas to help us rise to the challenge of how we help people to live longer, healthier lives.
NHS Hampshire and the Isle of Wight is working in partnership with a pharmaceutical company to help identify patients who may be at risk of Chronic Kidney Disease. The aim of the programme is to diagnose patients earlier to prevent long-term hospital treatment in the future.
“Early detection of chronic kidney disease is crucial in preventing serious complications, including kidney failure. This collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim allows us to reach communities that are at increased risk, ensuring that more people receive the screening and care they need before their condition worsens.”
- Dr Charlotte Hutchings, Local GP and Clinical Director at NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Our Learning Disability and Autism keyworkers work to reduce the numbers of young people who are autistic and/or have a learning disability from being admitted to specialist hospitals. They do this by ensuring that individuals and their families are supported to live well in the community and enabled to advocate for themselves to receive the services they need.
More than 175,000 residents across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight were vaccinated against COVID-19 this spring and we continue to promote the benefits of getting vaccinated against illnesses such as flu, whooping cough and RSV that can make people extremely poorly. The 2025 spring programme in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight had the highest level of uptake in the South-East and the third highest for population uptake across the country.
“This phenomenal achievement could not have happened without a huge amount of hard work and collaboration between Primary Care Networks, community pharmacies and the COVID-19 vaccination programme team. I would like to thank all the teams across our system who have taken part in the campaign, which has led to the high levels of vaccination rates across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. This will ultimately keep people and communities safe and healthy.”