NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight News | March 2024
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight
The statutory organisation responsible for setting the strategic plan for the NHS in Hampshire and Isle of Wight.
Welcome to our monthly round up of news from NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight.?
This March our consultation on proposals to invest up to ￡900m in hospitals in north and mid Hampshire came to a close. We’ve outlined the next steps in the process in the feature article below.?
We also have a report on a project which is boosting the range of people actively involved in health and care research locally and a video message from a GP lead at one of our local Urgent Treatment Centres.?
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Public consultation on ￡700 to ￡900 million hospital investment comes to a close
The public consultation on proposals to invest up to ￡900m in hospitals in north and mid Hampshire came to a close this March. Thank you to everyone that took part and shared their views at events and online over the 14 weeks of the consultation.?
An independent research company will now collate and analyse all the responses we have received. This includes what we heard at our events, focus groups and the results of the consultation survey, alongside feedback we received via other methods, including in writing or by telephone. They will then develop a consultation report which will provide a comprehensive picture of the views of those who have responded to the proposals.
The report is due to be published later in the year before a ‘decision making business case’ is developed, which will set out how the NHS has further refined the proposals. It will also describe how the local NHS has responded to the views it has heard in the consultation. A decision on how to proceed is also expected later in the year.
We are committed to continuing to listen to patients, carers, staff, local people, stakeholders, and local communities as proposals are further developed and refined.
Raising Voices - the project bringing partners together to boost involvement in research
Voluntary sector, community groups, NHS partners and research organisations have come together to celebrate the second year of Raising Voices in Research - a project which aims to increase diversity in research across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
A celebration event took place on Tuesday 26 March at the Central Hall in Southampton. Partners across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight shared the successes of their work over the last two years and the findings from the project.
The project, which was initially funded in December 2022 was successful in receiving funding for the second phase of ￡150,000 in September 2023. This brings the funding to nearly ￡250,000 from the Integrated Care Systems Research Engagement Network Development (REND) Programme from NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care.
The project was led by Action Hampshire along with project partners NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight, University Hospital Southampton, regional National Institute for Health & Care Research (NIHR) research partners, and the University of Winchester. Other voluntary, community and social enterprise sector organisations helped deliver the project, bringing their communities’ views to help shape research.
VIDEO: How Urgent Treatment Centres can help patients
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Urgent Treatment Centres (UTCs) and Minor Injuries Units (MIUs) are available across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and can help with expert advice and treatment for injuries and illnesses that need urgent medical attention but aren’t life threatening.
These services are led by experienced clinicians including highly skilled Nurse Practitioners, Paramedics, GPs and other health professionals who can offer treatment, advice and information. Many services also have on-site x-ray facilities.
Waiting times can be shorter than at Emergency Departments and the team can also refer or direct you to the most appropriate service for you if needed, supporting you to access the right care in the right place, in a timely way.
Urgent Treatment Centres and Minor Injuries Units can help with a number of conditions including sprains and strains, minor head injuries and minor infections.?
Support and self-care resources for people with long COVID
It was Long COVID Awareness Day in March. We used the opportunity to highlight this series of short videos that have been designed to help anyone suffering the after-effects of the virus to manage and improve their breathing and fatigue. They include advice, exercises and tips to make your life happier and healthier. Browse the full library of long covid support videos from the link below.
Spotlight on adult community mental health transformation at No Wrong Door conference
For the last three years organisations across Hampshire and Isle of Wight have been working together to make care for people needing help with their mental health simpler, smarter and more integrated, as part of the No Wrong Door programme.
The aim of the programme is simple – whether you approach your GP, local charities, voluntary groups, council or NHS helplines, you will be helped to access the support that you need and cared for by a team of people from all these different organisations, working together to give you joined up care.
Earlier this March many of the individuals from different organisations involved in the complex work of making this simple aim a reality, attended the No Wrong Door away day in Southampton, to reflect back on the progress and impact they have made. They had the opportunity to hear from Jan Saxby, who shared her lived experience of receiving support through the programme, as well as from those who have received No Wrong Door grants to create fantastic training aids.
Importantly, the event was a great opportunity for those involved to look to the future and share their experience through a series of workshops covering specific topics, like older people’s mental health, trauma informed care and community mental health.
There is still a lot of work to do to ensure that everyone who needs support for their mental health gets the right support for them, when and where they need it, but by working together we can continue to transform our services here in Hampshire and Isle of Wight.