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.
To find out more or to contact the Communications team please email us.
Please note, we are available for enquiries from journalists and members of the media from Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm.
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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.
- X (previously Twitter) - @hiowh_nhsft
- Facebook - @hantsiowhealthcarenhsft
- Linkedin – search 'Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust'
List of Pages
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A first of its kind for Hampshire with a new Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) delivering better outcomes for young people
22 January 2026A first of its kind for Hampshire - a Children and Adolescent Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) - has opened in Austen House at Tatchbury Mount, offering better outcomes for young people with the ability to treat them closer to home and their families.
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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare partners on new emergency response service helping people avoid hospital at the end of life
15 January 2026A partnership between Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (HIOWH), Rowans Hospice and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, has helped almost 100 people avoid unnecessary hospital admissions at the end of life through its new Emergency End of Life Response Team (EELRT) service— providing rapid, compassionate care when people need it most.
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Lymington Hospital celebrates the opening of state-of-the-art technology in Radiology
8 January 2026The Radiology team at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust recently celebrated the opening of newly upgraded X-ray rooms at Lymington New Forest Hospital, equipped with state-of-the-art technology to enhance patient care.