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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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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
Last updated: 01 October 2019
The Portsmouth Liver Centre provides specialist care to people with liver conditions living in Portsmouth and it's surrounding area.
We offer a comprehensive service which includes:
Hepatology department information:
Staff contact details
Consultant Hepatologists:
Hepatology Clinical Nurse Specialists:
Hepatology Research Team:
Alcohol Specialist Nurse Service
Services:
Consultant led Hepatology clinics
Monday Am- D Level Surgical Outpatients , Queen Alexandra Hospital and Gosport War memorial Hospital
Tuesday PM D Level Surgical Outpatients, Queen Alexandra Hospital
Wednesday AM D Level Surgical Outpatients, Queen Alexandra Hospital
Wednesday Pm D Level Fareham Community Hospital
Thursday All Day D Level Surgical Outpatients, Queen Alexandra Hospital
Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver disease (Nurse-led NAFLD clinic)
Viral Hepatitis Treatment / Follow up Clinics
Viral Hepatitis Outreach Clinics (all drop in clinic no appointment necessary for viral hepatitis screening and treatment only)
Haemochromatosis Venesection Clinic
Monday am, Wednesday am, Thursday am and pm.
Transient Elastography (Fibro-Scan) clinic
Monday am, Wednesday am, Thursday am and pm.
Weekly virtual clinic for monitoring Autoimmune hepatitis and Haemochromatosis
Daily Nurse led Paracentesis service for patients with Decompensated Liver cirrhosis
Nurse led ward Follow up clinics for patients with advanced liver disease
Tuesday and Thursday morning
Nurse led stable cirrhosis clinic
Wednesday and Thursday 1400-1700hrs
Combined satellite liver transplant clinic with team from Royal Free Hospital London
Every 8 weeks
Alcohol Specialist Nurse Service Outpatient Clinic
Outpatient clinic Mon-Sun (365 days) 0800-1600hrs c level AMU.
Supporting patients as an outpatient for detox from alcohol; including follow up care following inpatient treatment and integrating patients into community services for recovery support and other therapies where appropriate.
Hepatology Clinical Nurse Specialist Team: 8:30pm - 6:30pm, Monday to Friday
Alcohol Specialist Nurse Service: 8:00am - 4:00pm, Monday - Sunday (including all weekends and bank holidays)
Patients are referred via GP using e-Referral.
Patients with first presentation of ascites or other hepatic decompensation should be discussed with SpR for hepatology +/- hospital admission.
Self referral to viral hepatitis clinics at outreach recovery hubs.
Alcohol Specialist Nurse Service – Outpatient service: patients can be referred by their GP/consultant via email, phone call or letter. Any patients referred with no urgent health need will need to access the community teams who will liaise with the ASN S for referral if needed.
Lift area 4 at QA Hospital.
Located on ward C5. Also available in D Level Surgical Outpatient Department (above North Entrance).
Contact telephone number/s:
Hepatology Nurses – 02392 286000 ext 3931, or mobile 07985 493879
On call Registrar for Hepatology: Bleep 1105, available Monday -Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Alcohol Specialist Nurses: 02392 286000 ext 5403
Consultant hepatology advice available via switch.
