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…

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.

News

Pride of Portsmouth Awards 2022 shortlist

Date: 28 September 2022

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The shortlisting process for our upcoming Pride of Portsmouth Awards has taken place and we are excited to publish the list of colleagues who have made it through to the top of their category.

Invitations have been sent to our colleagues named in the list below to join us for the staff awards ceremony at the Maritime Club on Friday 4 November. 

We were thrilled to receive over 300 nominations this year and send our congratulations to each and every colleague that was nominated. 

#ProudToBePHU

Pride of Portsmouth 2022 shortlist:

Working Together for Patients 

  • Siyamini Vythilingam – Respiratory Medicine trainee
  • Dr Matt Chandy – Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Associate Clinical Director of Governance
  • Combined Haematology Oncology Centre (CHOC)
  • Kate Leigh – Discharge Planning Coordinator

Working Together with Compassion

  • Dawn Banting – Lead Chaplain
  • Dianne Hodgkins – Assistant Practitioner Breast Imaging
  • Lymphoma team
  • Lisa Hayden – Healthcare Support Worker

Working Together as One Team

  • Nursery Practitioners
  • Maternity Practice Development Team
  • Emergency Department
  • Hospital Palliative Care Team

Working Together Always Improving

  • Rachel Mercer – Consultant Respiratory Physician
  • Hepatology Specialist Nurses
  • Referral Process Team
  • Katrina O’Shea – Deputy Director of Nursing for Quality and Safety

Education and Research Award

  • Fiona Thompson – Respiratory Consultant
  • Catherine Edwards – Specialist Research Nurse
  • Ruth Reeve – Sonographer and Clinical Academic
  • Respiratory Simulation Team

Non-clinical support Award

  • George Butcher – Clerical Officer
  • Ginette Alexander – Strategic Capital and Projects Accountant
  • Millie Salkeld – Senior Communications and Engagement Officer
  • Sharon Glaysher – Research Laboratory Manager

Portsmouth Hospitals Charity Fundraiser of the Year

  • Bubbles Choir
  • NICU
  • Family Liaison Team
  • Claire Moorhead – Maxillofacial Nurse

Military Award

  • Cpl Emma Williams – Allocation and Turbulent Officer
  • Cpl Olga Douw – Healthcare Assistant
  • Lt Alice Mullen – Head of Military Staff in Critical Care
  • LCpl Nana Lartey – Healthcare Support Worker

Apprentice of the Year

  • Anisha-Rae Blades – Workforce Performance Analyst
  • Sophie Martin – Healthcare Support Worker 
  • Kelly Green – Play Specialist
  • Sian Cripps – Healthcare Support Worker 

Volunteer of the Year

  • Patrick Hobbs – Family Liaison Officer
  • Fran Waddington – Complementary Therapist Volunteer for Macmillan
  • Lesley Bloomfield and Whiskey the Therapy Dog
  • Bag Drop Volunteers

Inspirational Leader of the Year

  • Sue Metcalfe – Senior Matron for Professional Identity
  • Karen Roberts – PALS Manager
  • Alex Atkins – Patient Pathway Manager for Rheumatology Outpatients
  • Candice Berry – Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
  • Ben Green – Consultant Respiratory Physician

Employee of the Year

  • Lee Henderson – Physio Associate Practitioner
  • Samantha Parker – Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Harry Elliott – Family Liaison Officer
  • Daniel Gudgeon – Anatomical Pathology Technician

Team of the Year

  • Military Tiger Teams
  • Starfish Ward
  • Emergency Care Centre
  • Nuclear Medicine Team

Patient’s Choice

  • Hannah Buckley – Consultant Paediatrician
  • Dominique Byrne – Staff Nurse 
  • Heart Failure Nurse Clinic team
  • Sharon Wilson – Community Midwife
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