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Pharmacies open across Hampshire and Isle of Wight this May bank holiday
Many pharmacies across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight will be open and ready to help over the May bank holiday weekend (Saturday 3 May – Monday 5 May 2025).
Save time and money: buy your hay fever treatments over the counter
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight is encouraging the public to consider purchasing hay fever treatments, such as antihistamines, over the counter rather than requesting a GP prescription, as it can be a quicker and cheaper option for managing common allergies such as hay fever.
Pharmacy opening hours across Hampshire and Isle of Wight over Easter bank holiday weekend
Residents across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are being reminded to check local pharmacy opening times ahead of the Easter bank holiday weekend, as many pharmacies will have different opening hours.
Hop to the right NHS service this Easter: Help us help you
During the Easter Holidays, it’s important to know where to go if you or a family member becomes unwell.
Life After Stroke support service launching across Hampshire and Isle of Wight from 1 April
From 1 April 2025, stroke survivors and carers across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight will have access to vital Life After Stroke support, thanks to a new funding agreement between NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight and the Stroke Association.
Local ‘Empowering Women’s Health event’ celebrates progress made and renews commitment to future collaboration
Partners from across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight came together for the NHS’s Empowering Women’s Health event on Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 March at the Portsmouth Guildhall. The two-day event showcased the partnership working that is improving health outcomes for local women, the growing network of local women’s health champions and identified areas for further collaboration.
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Transformation Manager wins award for transforming youth engagement in health and social care
Local resident and Transformation Manager for NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight, Helen Coleman, has been awarded the prestigious Action Hampshire Changemaker Award for Innovation in Community, Partnership and Development. The award recognises Helen’s significant contribution to increasing young people’s involvement in, and influence on, health and social care locally.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight dental partnership celebrates first anniversary
More than 5,000 people experiencing health inequalities have been seen onboard mobile dental units in the first year of a partnership between NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight and Dentaid The Dental Charity.
Keep your little ones well this half term – visit your pharmacy first
As February half term approaches, NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight is encouraging parents and carers to make use of their local pharmacies for minor illnesses such as coughs, colds and sore throats.
Southampton Itchen MP tours St Mary’s Surgery and meets NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight team
Our chair, Lena Samuels, and director of primary care, James Roach, met newly elected MP, Darren Paffey, at St Mary’s Surgery in Southampton. Together they received a tour of the surgery and discussed the opportunities and challenges facing primary care in the city and beyond.