Current visiting times

We know how important it is for patients and families to be able to see visitors. Please help us keep our patients and staff as safe as possible by checking the guidance below before you visiting. 

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Messages for loved ones and keeping in touch

We recognise the impact that a long stay in hospital can have on families and the importance of maintaining strong communication.  Our ward staff are keeping in touch with patients’ next of kin directly and our Voluntary Services team can help pass on personal messages from family and friends.

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Current visiting times

After suspending visiting earlier in the year, we are now able to offer limited visiting to some wards at the discretion of the nurse in-charge.”

Read more on visiting times...


Messages for loved ones and keeping in touch

We recognise the impact that a long stay in hospital can have on families and the importance of maintaining strong communication.  Our ward staff are keeping in touch with patients’ next of kin directly and our Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) can help pass on personal messages from family and friends.

Read more information about messages for loved ones…

Our Strategy – Working Together, Improving Together

Our strategy sets out our vision, values, strategic aims and most importantly, how we will deliver against these ambitions for our patients, communities, and people in the future.

It is not just a document, it is for and about everyone at PHU, building on what we have achieved with a renewed focus on continuous improvement and the need to continue to work together and improve together to achieve our goals. 

A full copy of the strategy can be downloaded here.

For more information, please visit our strategy webpage.

There are lots of opportunities for you to get involved with the Trust, from volunteering to attending our public meetings, our Annual General Meeting or our hospital open day which is held every year.

Kindness of Your Heart

Last updated: 09 November 2021

With over 700 dedicated volunteers at the Trust who give up their valuable time to support our patients and staff, Melloney Poole OBE, Chairman, introduced the “Kindness of your Heart” award as a way of saying thank you for their dedication.

 

 

June 2021 - Leane Stevenson

Congratulations to Leane Stevenson who was presented with a Kindness of your Heart Award last week by Melloney Poole, Chairman.

These awards recognise the dedication and commitment that our volunteers have given to their role at PHU.

Leane is a true asset to the Trust and has made an immeasurable contribution to the wellbeing and care to patients and their loved ones. Her role as a Family Liaison Volunteer, along with her passion and determination, allowed her to organise a patient’s wedding and made the day very special for the couple. 

 

 

 

 

Carolyn Lowther, Emergency Department volunteer - February 2020

Carolyn Lowther is a volunteer in the Emergency Department who provides support to patients and staff. Carolyn always shows dedication and commitment, going above and beyond the usual role of a volunteer. Carolyn is also responsible for mentoring new volunteers in the department to ensure that they are supported and become part of the team. 

 

 

Gerry Drabble, End of Life Committee volunteer - January 2020

Gerry supports the End of Life Committee at the hospital as a valued patient representative. Gerry provides the hospital with our patient voice and also how it truly feels to have a loved one receiving End of Life care in our hospital. Gerry is also a champion for our new Butterfly Volunteer role who helps to provide non-medical services enhance care in the final days.

With Gerry’s help we have been able to ensure that the improvements we make, and continue to focus on, are what really matter to patients and their families.

 

Neil Kirkham, Meal Time volunteer - November 2019

Neil began volunteering to give something back to the hospital who looked after him when he was unwell. Neil is a mealtime volunteer who gives up his time each morning to help with handing out breakfast to our patients. Neil also helps mentor new mealtime volunteers and is keen to look at new ways we can encourage and improve nutrition in patients.

 

 

Portsmouth Hospitals Charity Shop volunteers - October 2019

There are more than 20 people that volunteer in the Portsmouth Hospitals charity shop, helping the Trust raise vital funds which are put towards enhancing patient experience. The volunteers often help patients and visitors who come into the shop, going above and beyond and always greeting them with a friendly smile.

 

 

Happy to Chat volunteers - September 2019

The Happy To Chat volunteers visit patients on the wards who may feel isolated or lonely in the hospital by befriending them, talking and listening. The team find out information which will support patient discharge and improve discharge experience, as well as encourage the patients social activity by joining them in activities such as board games.

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