A stay in hospital can be a daunting time for anyone whether it is for a short or long time. But having someone with you can help you recover and make you feel more at ease.
Keeping in contact with friends and family is important to patients. It is recognised that a balance is needed between maintaining that contact and allowing for rest and recuperation. In response to feedback from patients, families and carers wards and departments have local guidelines about visiting times so please do check before visiting.
At Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care.
We are here for our local population of about 675,000 residents across Portsmouth and south east Hampshire and care for many people beyond, including providing some tertiary services to a catchment area of more than 2m people.
The Queen Alexandra Hospital is located just on the hill slopes of Portsdown Hill overlooking Portsmouth. It is conveniently situated for both the M27 and A3M.
Family members and carers play an important role in supporting patients during an episode of ill health. We are committed to the active involvement of family members, friends and carers during a hospital stay. Family members and carers play an important role in supporting patients during an episode of ill health.
More information on visiting hospital for an appointment.
If you've had experience of using our services and would like to make a comment then please contact the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS). Your views are very important to us and we would like to hear where you think improvements are needed or where things have gone so well that you would like to share your thanks or gratitude with the staff involved. When things have not gone so well then you can be sure that we want to hear from you, so please get in touch with PALS.
During your stay in hospital you will meet a number of different members of staff. All members of staff wear name badges, but if you are not sure who someone is or what they do, please feel free to ask them to introduce themselves and explain what they do.
If you have any questions about your treatment, please ask a doctor or a nurse.
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.
We welcome and value your feedback and use the views you share with us in a number of ways to learn and make improvements as well as sharing best practice. Feedback can be provided in a number of ways.
31 May 2018
We are proud to announce the launch of Surgery School
30 May 2018
The Fundraising Team at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham are asking the local community to take part in the Big7Tea to fundraise for a Ward or Department close to their heart.
29 May 2018
We had some very positive news this week as we learned that our joint bid with Fareham and Gosport Clinical Commissioning Group, for funding to support a Mental Health Assessment Unit within the Emergency Department, has been approved
26 May 2018
The advancement of urinal bottles and urine tests in the NHS over the past 70 years
23 May 2018
Over 200 patients, family and friends attended the educational event to learn about the fantastic treatment on offer at the Wessex Kidney Centre
23 May 2018
Do you have any questions about your local hospital? Then come along to our public meetings.
23 May 2018
BIOJUME is an observational study, led by King’s College London, looking at patients with a form of Epilepsy called Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy (JME).
22 May 2018
Once again, the hospital’s atrium was a hive of lively research activity as the Research & Innovation Department celebrated International Clinical Trials Day
22 May 2018
If patients with severe COPD can be recognised before they arrive in hospital in a crisis, there is a lot that can be done to improve their lives, their health and the cost to the NHS of looking after these individuals.
21 May 2018
Over the past 70 years the NHS has seen huge changes, including some great innovation and advances in the way we deliver care to our patients.
16 May 2018
The glamorous Nurse of the Year Awards was held last week as part of International Nurses Day, where nurses from QA Hospital celebrated their hard work
15 May 2018
Beginning her career in the NHS in 1979, Dr Denise Thomas is now Head of Dietetics and Chief of Service for Clinical Support
15 May 2018
We were delighted to welcome Dr Michael Farquhar to the Trust earlier this week to deliver an important talk to staff
15 May 2018
Do you have any questions about your local hospital? Then come along to our public meetings.
12 May 2018
In honour of the NHS in its 70th year, we are celebrating our wonderful staff
11 May 2018
Staff at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust set to benefit from more flexible working thanks to pilots of new app-based technology
11 May 2018
The Rocky Appeal is delighted to announce that the appeal which has brought the life-saving Da Vinci Robot to Queen Alexandra Hospital has reached its huge target of £2.4 million!
10 May 2018
Staff gathered last week to say goodbye to their beloved colleague and friend, Janice Cloud
10 May 2018
Do you have any questions about your local hospital? Then come along to our public meetings.
10 May 2018
Emma White, Radiology Department Assistant, works in CT and MRI to help prepare patients for their scans.
