Health and care priorities in Portsmouth

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Healthwatch Portsmouth undertook a survey of the public to help determine their work priorities for 2026/27.  They heard from 424 people. Respondents were asked to select up to three priorities from a list of 23 health and care service areas. 

Primary care services were the clear top priority, selected by 53.6% of respondents. NHS Dentistry ranked second (34.4%), followed by Accident and Emergency (31.9%). 

A second tier of priorities included Hospital Departments, Outpatients and Clinics (17.2%), Cost-of-living issues (16.5%), Adult Social Care (16.1%), and Adult Mental Health Services (15.6%). 

Across most demographic groups, the same three issues remained dominant: Primary care services, NHS Dentistry, and Accident and Emergency.

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Local Healthwatch
Healthwatch Portsmouth
Publication date
Key themes
Access to services
Cost and funding of services
Lifestyle and wellbeing; wider determinants of health
Waiting for appointments or treatment; waiting lists for treatment
Waiting times- punctuality and queuing on arrival

Methodology and approach

Was the work undertaken in partnership with another organisation?
No
Primary research method used
Survey
If an Enter and View methodology was applied, was the visit announced or unannounced?
N/A

Details of health and care services included in the report

Details of health and care services included in the report
Adult social care, including care packages and social workers
Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) and specialist MH services
Dentist
Emergency department (inc A&E)
General outpatients and hospital-based consultants
General Practice (GP)
Hospital services- not stated

Details of people who shared their views

Number of people who shared their views
424
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