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Norovirus update 

From Tuesday 6 May 2025, visiting has returned to normal

Please continue to:

  • Avoid visiting the hospital if you are experiencing diarrhoea or vomiting, or if you have had these symptoms within the past 48 hours.
  • Only bring 1 family member/friend with you if possible when attending the Emergency Department.

Temporary closure of the North Entrance at QA Hospital
The North Entrance at QA Hospital is currently closed. An alternative walk-in entrance is available by the B-level Haematology and Oncology Unit, but patients are encouraged to enter the hospital via the Main Entrance (accessible 24 hours a day) and East Entrance (7.45am to 9pm).

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  • Hospital pharmacist awarded major kidney fellowship

    30 April 2025

    We are proud to share that Cathy Pogson, one of our Kidney Pharmacists at Queen Alexandra Hospital, has been awarded a £290,000 Allied Health Professional Fellowship, funded by Kidney Research UK, Pharmacy Research UK and the UK Kidney Association.

  • Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust secures more than £1 million pounds of national funding towards improving solar power energy on its QA Hospital site

    28 April 2025

    Earlier this year, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero announced a package of £100 million from Great British Energy for the NHS to install solar power and battery storage solutions to help reduce energy bills.

  • Update to Norovirus visiting restrictions

    25 April 2025

    Thanks to the hard work of our teams and support from our patients and communities, we are now able to update our visiting guidance to allow visiting to return to normal in most of our adult care areas from tomorrow (Saturday 26 April 2025).

  • Grateful patient shares journey in advancing cancer research

    24 April 2025

    A cancer patient at Queen Alexandra Hospital is making a real impact through research in the hope her experience will help others.

  • Visiting restricted to stop the spread of norovirus

    15 April 2025

    Strict measures have been introduced at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham to stop the spread of norovirus. Find out more about changes to visiting guidance.

  • Know Where to Go for the right care this Easter

    14 April 2025

    People in and around Portsmouth are being encouraged to Know Where to Go for medical help and advice this Easter Bank Holiday weekend to ensure they receive the right care and help ease pressure on emergency services.

  • New endoscopy unit opens in Portsmouth

    11 April 2025

    A brand-new state of the art Elective Endoscopy Centre at Portsmouth’s Queen Alexandra Hospital officially welcomed its first patient earlier this week.

  • How was your maternity care? 2025 Maternity Survey

    3 April 2025

    At Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust we believe in providing the highest quality maternity care for you and your baby. We are excited to announce that in April, the NHS is launching a major survey on experiences of using maternity services.

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