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ONLY call 999 or visit the Emergency Department (A&E) at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham for genuine emergencies such as loss of consciousness, severe chest pain, breathing difficulties, serious accidents, severe bleeding, deep wounds or suspected broken bones. Keep the Emergency Department free for those who really need it. Find our more with our Choose Well campaign.
NHS Constitution
This week sees the first anniversary of the launch of the NHS Constitution and there's a consultation currently underway that you can help with. Click here for more information.
To find out more about the Constitution itself see our special page here.
Pandemic flu
With the number of swine flu cases falling, the National Pandemic Flu Service will stop offering assessments at 1am on Thursday 11 February.
After that date, if you think you have swine flu symptoms you should stay at home and contact your GP. Your GP will be able to assess you and authorise antiviral medication if you need them. He or she will also be able to advise you on vaccination.
For more information, visit The Latest.
Quit in 2010 - we can help
March 10 is National No Smoking Day, so break free of smoking - it's one of the most important things you can do for your health.
Find out about the Stop Smoking Support available across the city.
Talking Change
Talking Change is a new talking therapies service for adults aged over 18 years registered with a Portsmouth GP. It can help those experiencing mild to moderate anxiety and/or depression. For more information, visit the Talking Change website.
Provider Services Directory
Our Provider Services arm, Portsmouth Community and Mental Health Services, has a directory (PDF). It details all the community and specialist services that we provide for around 600,000 people in Portsmouth and south east Hampshire.
Safeguarding children
You can read our Safeguarding Children: Statement of Compliance to find out more about progress with our action plan to safeguard children in Portsmouth, following a review by the Care Quality Commission.
Delivery of single sex accommodation
Find out what we're doing to ensure our patients' privacy and dignity are maintained with single sex accommodation.
Board meetings - find out what we're up to
Our PCT Board meets in public on a regular basis, as outlined in our schedule of meetings (PDF). Our next meeting is on 19 March from noon until 2.30pm in the Entertainments Hall, St James' Hospital. You can find out more and download papers from our Meetings in public page.
Quick links to better health
Public health annual report 2009
You can download a PDF of our latest public health annual report, which focuses on the key issues of life expectancy and health inequalities in Portsmouth - and what we're doing to increase the former and reduce the latter.
Transforming Community Services
The PCT is undertaking work to formally separate what it does as a commissioning organisation from the work it does providing services. This will not affect our high standards of patient care – indeed, our patients and service users should not notice any change in the care that they receive.
The changes are focused solely on the future structure of the PCT. You can read more about the reorganisation on our dedicated web pages. We will update these pages regularly and let you know how you can become involved in the process as it unfolds.
Annual Health Check 2008/09
The Care Quality Commission has published the annual performance ratings for all NHS Trusts in England for the year from April 1,2008, to March 31, 2009. You can read more in The lowdown or for more information about our response click here.
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