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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.
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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.
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Last updated: 11 February 2022
John Finnis from the Isle of Wight has been taking part in the STAMPEDE trial for three years and is one of 10,000 men across the country, who thanks to their participation, have helped researchers substantially improve survival rates for those with advanced prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. In the UK, there are 47,000 new cases each year with around 11,000 deaths.
The STAMPEDE trial, which is the largest prostate cancer treatment trial in the UK, has looked at how a range of drugs and treatments might improve life expectancy. Results from the trials have changed practices and treatments.
The oncology and urology research team at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have recruited 300 patients with prostate cancer for the STAMPEDE trial since 2010.
John, 72, said: “When I was diagnosed in 2019, the research nurse told me about the trial, and I joined the arm that meant I was taking metformin tablets daily. My prostate-specific antigen levels have stayed the same, so it seems to be working which is great news.
“Without people taking part in research trials, medicine would never move forward which is unfair to people in the future. All trials are different, and it is important to chat to the team about it but for the STAMPEDE trial this was about making a treatment work better for me, so it was a good opportunity.”
Want to get involved in research at PHU and help contribute to improving treatments? Sign up on our website to get information on the latest trials and studies.
