We provide a range of community health services from Petersfield Hospital including two rehabilitation wards.
Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust also run services at the hospital.
Further information about our services can be found below:
Rowan Ward
Rowan Ward is a 21 bedded unit specialising in the frailty, rehabilitation of adult patients and End of Life Care. Our aim is to provide individualised care tailored to the patients needs whilst promoting independence. We support patients and families with complex decisions around discharge plans and destinations.
Visiting Times are: 11am-12pm, 1pm-5pm and 6pm to 8pm
We recognise the important role that visitors can play in the patient’s wellbeing and we want to be as flexible as possible to ensure you can spend quality time together. We request that only two visitors attend at any time unless pre-agreed in advance. Please let the ward know in advance if you are bringing anyone under 16.
Meal Times are:
Lunch 12.15pm to 1pm, Supper 5pm to 6pm
The ward operates a protected mealtime service, a member of staff will be on hand to ensure that the atmosphere is calming and provides support where needed. Please avoid entering the ward or visiting during these times.
We promote Johns Campaign which includes welcoming family and carers during mealtimes and outside of normal visiting depending on the needs of the individual patient. If you feel that a patient would benefit from this please discuss with the ward team.
Relatives/carers may escort patients to other parts of the hospital such as the garden and there is a telephone on the ward for patients and visitors (02382 310607) until 20:00 each evening.
You can contact the ward by calling: 02382 310605.
Cedar Ward
Cedar Ward is a 21 bedded unit specialising in the frailty, rehabilitation of adult patients and End of Life care. Our aim is to provide individualised care tailored to the patients needs whilst promoting independence. We support patients and families with complex decisions around discharge plans and destinations.
Visiting Times are: 11am to 8pm
We recognise the important role that visitors can play in the patient’s wellbeing and we want to be as flexible as possible to ensure you can spend quality time together. We request that only two visitors attend at any time unless pre-agreed in advance. Please let the ward know in advance if you are bringing anyone under 16.
Meal Times are:
Lunch 12.15pm to 1pm, Supper 5pm to 6pm
The ward operates a protected mealtime service, a member of staff will be on hand to ensure that the atmosphere is calming and provides support where needed. Please avoid entering the ward or visiting during these times.
We promote Johns Campaign which includes welcoming family and carers during mealtimes and outside of normal visiting depending on the needs of the individual patient. If you feel that a patient would benefit from this please discuss with the ward team.
Relatives/carers may escort patients to other parts of the hospital including the garden and there is a telephone on the ward for patients and visitors (02382 310683) until 20:00 each evening.
You can contact the ward by calling: 02382 310550.
The Laurel Assessment Unit provides a rapid assessment service for older people. It is open between 8am - 5pm.
To contact the service, please call 023 8231 0590.
The Urgent Treatment Centre is an alternative to the emergency department for both children and adults. It provides treatment for minor injuries and illnesses that are urgent but not life threatening.
It is open 12 hours a day, every day, all year round, from 8am to 8pm. The opening times have been based on local need.
Further information can be found on our Urgent Treatment Centre page.
22/12/2025
Following support from the The Portsmouth Health Overview and Scrutiny Panel and the Hampshire Health and Adult Social Care Committee at November 2025 meetings regarding how Rowan Ward will be used going forward, click the blue tile below to read key information about how the changes will be implemented.
22 December 2025:
Since July 2025 many people across our Hampshire communities have engaged with us on the PSEH proposals – our thanks go to everyone who has participated in this.
Your views and insights, shared with us face to face and online, have been incredibly valuable to help us further shape and strengthen the proposals, making sure they could deliver the very best home-based rehabilitation for our residents.
Take a look at the feedback and responses in full in the 'information resources' area here.
The proposals have now been supported in full by The Portsmouth Health Overview and Scrutiny Panel and the Hampshire Health and Adult Social Care Committee.
What will the changes enable?
The capacity for hospital-based rehabilitation exceeds demand. The changes to be put into effect will increase our ability to support more people with physical rehabilitation needs in their own home, preventing the need for a further, unnecessary hospital stay (in some cases far from home), all in line with evidence and best practice. This focused delivery of care will be achieved by shifting some resources from community hospital inpatient wards to strengthen our hospital at home (community) services.
Hospital-based rehabilitation will continue to be available for people requiring this type of care.
What are the timings for the changes and how will they be made?
Work is taking place to comprehensively support colleagues working at Summerlee Unit and Rowan Ward through these changes.
Our teams are incredibly skilled, and we highly value their daily contributions to supporting our service users. PSEH division leaders are committed to making sure our staff are well informed and involved, all in a thorough and organised way.
We are working with our partners to implement the changes now and expect to have fully completed a planned and managed transition to the enhanced home-based rehabilitation service by January 2026. This will result in 98 inpatient rehabilitation beds and 195 home-based rehabilitation spaces across the area, enabling us to better meet the demand.
How will you monitor and evaluate the changes?
We will monitor the changes closely with our system partners; along with assessing the demand for home-based and inpatient rehab, length of stay, occupancy and discharge delays across care pathways.
We will maintain close working relationships with local healthcare partners to ensure that the changes continue to support and deliver the very best outcomes under the Home First Approach, making sure that any changes do not bring about a negative impact on staffing or care.
What’s next for the Rowan Ward space?
Public engagement has seen people’s views gathered about what the Rowan Ward space could be used for. This engagement will go a step further in the coming weeks and months, and see additional collaborative and community-centred discussions happen to enable a decision to be met. Please do watch Trust channels for opportunities to participate.
How to find us
Petersfield Hospital, Swan Street, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU32 3LB
How to get here
By rail: Petersfield station is a 5 minute walk from the hospital.
By bus: Buses stop at Petersfield Station.
Parking
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