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.”
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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 Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) 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.
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.
Date: 24 November 2021
Volunteers from Portsmouth are needed for the second phase of a COVID-19 vaccine booster study.
Research staff at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have been running a study at the Portsmouth Research Hub to explore whether a single booster injection, developed by the pharmaceutical company Sanofi in partnership with GSK, safely creates a broad immune response against the different COVID-19 variants.
For the second phase of the study, researchers are looking for anyone aged over 18 who has received two doses of either the Oxford/ Astra Zeneca or the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines.
Dr Alexander Hicks, consultant respiratory physician said: “The team here at the Research Hub have been overwhelmed at the support from the local community who have been an integral part of COVID-19 research in the last 18 months.
“As we move into the second phase of this COVID-19 booster trial, we need more volunteers to carry on this vital research so we can strengthen understanding of how we can help protect everyone against coronavirus moving forward.”
The study is open to healthy volunteers, as well as those with health problems which might put them at greater risk of complications from COVID-19.
Across the UK, around six hundred volunteers will take part across five National Institute for Health Research-supported sites.
Anyone interested in taking part in the study can visit the study website to find out more and sign up.
