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Hampshire Together programme update statement May 2023

26 May 2023: The Hampshire Together programme has provided an update on progress following government announcement

The first official day of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System goes live on 1 July 2022. The new organisation is a partnership of health and care organisations working together across Hampshire and Isle of Wight to better join up services to improve the health and wellbeing of people in the communities we serve.

HHFT publishes ambitious seven-year strategic plan

07 July 2022: HHFT has published its strategic plan, which will guide priorities and decisions across the trust over the next seven years. 

HHFT offering behind the scenes look at annual event

28 June 2022: HHFT offers the chance to hear from staff on the frontline as they share how they continued to care for patients whilst tackling the challenges of COVID-19 head on, at the trusts Annual General Meeting (AGM).

Hampshire Together programme update statement

08 June 2022: The Hampshire Together programme has provided an update on progress towards public consultation on proposals that could deliver a new hospital for Hampshire. 

The new normal: MP reviews progress at Winchester Hospital

24 May 2022: Staff at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital (RHCH) welcomed local Member of Parliament Steve Brine to review the progress being made on reducing the elective care backlog and on the improvements to maternity services

HHFT launches clinical strategy 2022 - 2028

03 March 2022: Patients in Hampshire will benefit from an ambitious new clinical strategy, launched today by Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs hospitals in Andover, Basingstoke and Winchester.

HHFT invites local community to help shape strategy for the future

07 February 2022: HHFT invites the local community to help inform and develop its seven-year strategy. Hampshire residents are being encouraged to share their thoughts on what they feel matters most when receiving the right care, in the right way and at the right time.  

Hampshire Together programme brings partners together in planetary health event

26 November 2021:The Hampshire Together programme hosted an event to discuss the future Hampshire Healthcare Campus centred around planetary health.

Hampshire Hospitals to share cancer care vision at virtual event

17 November 2021: HHFT is offers an opportunity for members of the local community to hear about cancer care for the future at a virtual event.

HHFT to expand cardiology services, keeping expert cardiac care close to home

28 October 2021: HHFT invests in cardiology services, expanding facilities to provide two new cardiac catheterisation labs.

Hampshire Hospitals opens new state–of–the art pharmacy at Winchester

21 October 2021: HHFT has announced the completion of a new purpose-built pharmacy at Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester.

Work on the new health centre moves to next stage

29 June 2021: Work is progressing well on the new multi-million pound redevelopment to move Andover Health Centre Medical Practice to a brand new, purpose-built wing on the site of Andover War Memorial Hospital.

Hear from your local NHS staff at latest Hampshire Hospitals event

24 June 2021: HHFT is peeling back the curtain and offering a behind the scenes look at the trust that runs hospitals in Andover, Basingstoke and Winchester as part of a free event open to the public.

Hampshire Hospitals introduces a digital hub for patients

15 June 2021: HHFT take another leap forward in using technology to improve the delivery of healthcare services, after launching a secure, online digital portal for patients to manage their hospital appointments.

Hampshire Hospitals adopts new technology which can help diagnose coronary heart disease in hours

03 June 2021: Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has adopted a new technology which helps coronary heart disease to be diagnosed in just hours.

Hampshire Together programme update statement

07 May 2021: The Hampshire Together programme has today provided an update on progress towards public consultation on proposals that could deliver a new hospital for Hampshire. 

UK Space Agency launches multi-million pound drive to design hospital of the future

01 April 2021: The government has invited the UK’s world-leading innovators to help design a new ‘space age’ hospital that could use technologies and techniques pioneered on missions to Mars or the International Space Station to help treat patients and make life easier for hard-working NHS staff.

Response to BBC South Today - 17 March 2021

17 March 2021: Statement issued in response to an enquiry from BBC South Today on Wednesday 17 March 2021.

Get to Know Your NHS! Public meeting 9 March 2021

25 February 2021: Everyone living in north and mid Hampshire is invited to join a free online session to hear more about their local NHS, as part of the Hampshire Together: Modernising our Hospitals and Health Services programme. 

Public asked for best ways to have their say as Hampshire Together programme moves forward

16 February 2021: People across Hampshire and the surrounding areas are being asked how they would like to receive information and provide feedback on potential changes to hospital services.

Hampshire Together: Building a better network of care

22 January 2021: The ambition of the Hampshire Together programme goes beyond building a new hospital to serve north and mid Hampshire – the aim is to give local people a truly joined-up system of NHS and social care.

Hampshire Together programme looks ahead to public consultation

21 January 2021: Following discussions with NHS England (NHSE) and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), the Hampshire Together: Modernising our Hospitals and Health Services programme has scheduled its planned public consultation for later in the year.

Hampshire Together promises care without carbon

3 December 2020: Reducing the carbon footprint made by health services across Hampshire and creating a greener, more sustainable way to deliver care is one of the key commitments behind the Hampshire Together programme.

An exciting opportunity for Hampshire

17 November 2020: A new, state-of-the-art acute centralised hospital would create exciting opportunities for the whole area – that’s the view of the experts working on the Hampshire Together programme.

Locations shortlisted as possible hospital sites

27 October 2020: Two locations have been shortlisted as possible sites for a potential new acute centralised hospital to serve the population of north and mid Hampshire.

Prime Minister confirms funding for Hampshire Together programme

2 October 2020: All of the organisations involved in Hampshire Together: Modernising our Hospitals and Health Services have welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement that funding is available for the programme as part of the Health Infrastructure Plan.

Clinical options unveiled for delivering future hospital services in Hampshire

28 September 2020: Six options for delivering future hospital services across north and mid Hampshire are being considered by local NHS organisations as part of the Hampshire Together: Modernising our Hospitals and Health Services programme.

Hampshire Together programme takes next step forward

10 August 2020: The next phase of the process that will result in a new hospital to serve north and mid Hampshire is taking place over the course of the coming weeks.

Hampshire Together engagement programme extended

24 July 2020: The people of Hampshire are to have even more opportunities to share their views on a major modernisation of health services across the county.

Hampshire Together: Focus on diabetes

20 July 2020: A key ambition of the Hampshire Together: Modernising our Hospitals and Health Services programme will be to improve diabetes care across the region.

Hampshire Together: Focus on cancer care

13 June 2020: A dedicated cancer treatment centre will become a reality as part of the Hampshire Together: Modernising our Hospitals and Health Services programme.

Hampshire Together: Focus on elderly care

6 July 2020: The vital task of improving care of older people – both in hospital, and in the community – is one of the central elements of the Hampshire Together programme.

Hampshire Together: Focus on emergency care

29 June 2020: The people of north and mid Hampshire are being asked to have their say on the way emergency care is delivered across the area as part of the Hampshire Together programme.

Hampshire Together: Focus on child health

22 June 2020: The people of north and mid Hampshire are being asked to have their say on the way child health services are delivered across the area as part of the Hampshire Together programme.

Hampshire Together: Focus on maternity

15 June 2020: The people of north and mid Hampshire are being asked to have their say on the way maternity services are delivered across the area as part of the Hampshire Together programme.

Partnerships to benefit from Hampshire Together programme

9 June 2020: Health leaders from across the county are united in their support of the Hampshire Together: Modernising our Hospitals and Health Services programme.

Exciting improvements planned for local health system

1 June 2020: Health services across north and mid Hampshire are set to undergo their biggest modernisation programme in 50 years.

Public asked for their views as project to upgrade health services moves forward

12 February 2020: What are your priorities for healthcare services in Hampshire? That’s the question being asked by local NHS organisations as they embark on a project to upgrade hospital and health services across the county.

Health minister pays a visit to Royal Hampshire County Hospital

8 October 2019: Health minister Caroline Dinenage was able to see the impact that central funding is having at Royal Hampshire County Hospital when she paid a visit on Monday 7 October.

Hampshire Hospitals’ response to Health Infrastructure Plan announcement

30 September 2019: Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of 21 Trusts across the country granted seed funding as part of the Department of Health and Social Care’s Health Infrastructure Plan.