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.
Date: 07 June 2023
20,000 lights across Queen Alexandra Hospital will be replaced with energy saving LED lights to help reduce the Trust’s carbon footprint.
New LED lighting, which uses a fraction of traditional fluorescent lamps’ electricity, will be installed across the hospital over a two year schedule.
The switch to LED lighting supports the Trust’s Green Plan - a strategy which sets out how Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust will help the organisation reach net-zero carbon by 2040.
(Electrician Brad Surgess installing new LED lights).
Trevor Mose, Head of Sustainable Development at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, said: “Since starting the switch in June last year, the new lighting system has already reduced electrical consumption and has helped reduce the hospital’s carbon footprint. We’re really excited to see projects like this help support our pledge to be more environmentally friendly as a hospital trust.”
The lights are being installed by the company Thorlux Lighting with support from Equans.
Steve Johnson, Thorlux Lighting Major Projects Manager said: “Artificial lighting is an essential part of day-to-day life, but traditionally, its environmental impact has been considerable. Lighting is estimated to account for one-fifth of all energy used globally, so reducing this consumption is a priority in the fight against carbon emissions.
“Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is a large organisation, and by switching to more efficient LED lighting, it can make a significant positive impact on the environment. The new LED lighting system will reduce the hospital’s overall electricity consumption by over four million kilowatt hours per year.”
Find out more about how the Trust is taking steps to reduce its carbon footprint: Climate Change and Sustainability (porthosp.nhs.uk)
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(Electrical apprentice Joel Mccologan holding new Thorlux Lighting LED lights).
