Introduction
Welcome to the News and Views are of our website. Here you will find the latest news from across Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare and links to our social media.
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Mental health reporting
Journalists looking for information on the most appropriate ways of reporting emotional crises or mental health issues - including suicide - may like to refer to the guidelines by the Samaritans which are supported by most media organisations and professional bodies.
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List of Pages
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Mental health support for exam results
14 August 2025AS Level, A-Level and T-Level results are out on 14 August with GCSE results being published a week later on 21 August. If you’re feeling anxious or worried about your exam results, you are not alone.
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Trust signals its commitment to Armed Forces community with national accreditation
6 August 2025Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has unveiled a plaque at its head office at Tatchbury Mount in Calmore, marking its Veteran Aware accreditation by the Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
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Mother and Baby Unit awarded prestigious national accreditation for excellence
5 August 2025Our Mother and Baby Unit, also known as Clover Ward, based at Melbury Lodge, Winchester, is proud to announce it has been awarded the nationally recognised Perinatal Quality Network (PQN) Accreditation by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
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Trust's pioneering dementia research centre recognised for high quality, ethical and patient-centred work
1 August 2025The Memory Assessment and Research Centre (MARC), part of the Academy of Research and Improvement at the Trust, has been awarded the Global Quality Standard for Clinical Research Sites by the International Accrediting Organisation for Clinical Research (IAOCR).
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Brighterway’s incredible edible garden wins Gold at the New Forest Show
1 August 2025Brighterway, the Trust charity, has won a Large Gold award at this year’s New Forest Show, in the flower and garden category, for their incredible edible garden.
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New Winchester Health Hub to support delivery of local integrated care
29 July 2025We are creating a new health hub in Winchester that will bring several services together in one place, improving access for patients, supporting staff and helping to deliver more joined-up care for local communities.
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Hampshire families invited to picnics celebrating World Breastfeeding Week
21 July 2025The picnics are free to attend and open to all families where they can meet new friends and talk to health visiting professionals for support and advice.
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Resident Doctors' Industrial Action 25 July-30 July 2025
15 July 2025The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced that Resident Doctors will be taking industrial action in the form of a full walkout from 7am on Friday 25 July 2025 until 7am on Wednesday 30 July 2025.
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All eyes and voices on the HIOWH strategy
6 July 2025What is a strategy? What is in the HIOWH strategy 2025-30? These are just two questions that HIOWH service users, community partners and staff members have chatted about in this roundtable* recording.
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Hydrotherapy and Rheumatology: six days at the RHS Hampton Court Flower Show
4 July 2025Hydrotherapy and rheumatology staff from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare were centre stage at this week's RHS Hampton Court Flower Show in Surrey.