Helen Atkinson

Portsmouth City Council's director of public health Helen Atkinson, who has been made an MBE for services to public health

Portsmouth's health boss thanks team after being honoured by King

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Ad Feature Help for those living with Long Covid in and around Portsmouth

Over a dozen ambulance vehicles parked outside Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham.

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Health experts urge caution as NHS 'overstretched' by flu and Covid-19

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Why health bosses are urging people to get Covid booster jabs

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New suicide bereavement service is launched in Portsmouth

QA Hospital, Portsmouth on Thursday 25th November 2021

Pictured: GV of inside of QA medical wards

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One in 14 people in Portsmouth now has Covid

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Here's where people in Portsmouth can collect free Covid tests in April

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A dozen people a year contract tuberculosis in Portsmouth, new figures show

The Portsmouth NHS Covid-19 Vaccination Centre at Hamble House based at St James Hospital opened on Monday, February 1.

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Covid cases rise by more than 200 per cent since all restrictions dropped

More than 6,000 breast screening appointments were missed in Portsmouth last year

More than 6,000 women in Portsmouth miss breast screenings

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Portsmouth is a hotspot for chlamydia and other STIs, new data shows

Pregnant woman smoking

More than 260 women in Portsmouth still smoking while pregnant

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'Worrying' drop in HIV testing in Portsmouth during the pandemic

Pompey Pensioners and Albert Road traders would like people to continue wearing masks even when 'Plan A' returns

Plea goes out to Portsmouth to keep wearing masks to keep Omicron rate down

Efforts are being made to put together a mental health team to help the homeless

Bid to recruit mental health team to help homeless hits recruitment difficulties

The Royal Navy helping distribute Covid vaccines at the St James' Hospital vaccine hub on December 31.

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Number of young children in south east admitted to hospital with Covid rises
FEARS have been raised for the safety of children in Hampshire as new data shows a significant surge in those aged under six admitted to hospital with Covid-19.
Fiona Callingham

The Duke of Edinburgh shares a joke with guests at the Royal Marines Museum after the opening ceremony of a new exhibition. He died in April 2021, aged 99.

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Year in Review: City mourns loss of Prince Philip

A Year 6 pupil wearing a face mask raises a hand to ask a question in a classroom at the College Francais Bilingue De Londres French-English bilingual school in north London on June 2, 2020. Picture: DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP via Getty Images

Portsmouth schools told to 'cancel nativities' over Omicron fears by council

The Omicron variant has been found in a Portsmouth school

Omicron coronavirus strain detected in Portsmouth school

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‘It’s not over yet’ – city Covid rate hits highest point in entire pandemic

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Pandemic changes views on health but life expectancy for men

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Fewer over 65s in Portsmouth have had Covid boosters or third jabs

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Bus will offer Covid booster jabs without appointments in the Portsmouth area

The Portsmouth NHS Covid-19 Vaccination Centre at Hamble House based at St James Hospital opened on Monday, February 1.

Pictured is: David Senior (75) from Cosham, having his vaccination.

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Covid-19 vaccines: Who is eligible and where and when can I get mine?

Mask wearers in Palmerston Road, Southsea. Picture: Chris Moorhouse (jpns 030721-23)

Cases increase as QA Hospital has no spare beds for non-Covid patients

Life expectancy in Portsmouth is increasing - but there is a big difference within the city Picture: Joe Giddens/PA Wire

Stark poverty divide shows people live eight years longer in different postcodes

There's a nasty cold doing the rounds in Portsmouth - with many people reporting that it's 'worse than Covid'

Portsmouth residents report suffering an 'awful' non-Covid illness
‘IT’S the worst cold I’ve ever had’ - Portsmouth residents have reported suffering from an ‘awful’ illness as people are mixing again, but it isn’t Covid.
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Children in Portsmouth aged between 12-15 to be invited for Covid vaccines

Lalys Pharmacy in Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth, Covid-19 vaccination centre.

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Colleges in Portsmouth area will urge students to 'grab a jab'

Development of Victorious festival underway in Southsea on 11 August 2021. Picture: Habibur Rahman

Victorious organisers 'confident' as other festivals see cases surge

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Covid vaccines to be offered at Victorious Festival in Portsmouth

The Portsmouth NHS Covid-19 Vaccination Centre at Hamble House based at St James Hospital opened on Monday, February 1.

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People aged 16 and 17 in Portsmouth to be offered Covid vaccines

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Decision to ditch Covid restrictions on July 19 slammed

England fans watching England V Croatia at The Shepherds Crook pub - obeying the rules and acting responsibly
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Health boss warns football fans in Portsmouth to 'celebrate safely'

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The Astoria night club in Portsmouth.
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'First legal dance' set for 12.01am at Astoria nightclub

Masks will no longer be mandatory from July 19.
Mask wearers in Palmerston Rd, Southsea
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Portsmouth residents warned to exercise 'level of caution'

Signs along Southsea seafront to encourage social distancing
April 1, 2021

Almost 100 new Delta variant cases recorded in Portsmouth

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Football fans urged to watch England's Euro clash sensibly to stop Covid spike

The Portsmouth NHS Covid-19 Vaccination Centre at Hamble House based at St James Hospital opened on Monday, February 1.

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10,000 Portsmouth young people get first Covid jab

Portsmouth Sainsbury's, Commercial Rd, before it closed down in January.
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New Covid test site opens in former Sainsbury's car park

The Portsmouth NHS Covid-19 Vaccination Centre at Hamble House based at St James Hospital opened on Monday, February 1.

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Adults aged 25 and older across Hampshire and Portsmouth urged to book Covid vac...

Helen Atkinson, director of public health at Portsmouth City Council

Warning to Portsmouth residents as Covid R rate starts to rise

38.4 per cent of adults in Portsmouth have had two Covid vaccines, below the national average.
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Fewer adults in Portsmouth have had second Covid vaccine than UK average

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COMMENT: Get the jab and help yourself and everyone else

The city's public health boss has urged people to have their vaccines as infection rates rise. Photo by JACOB KING/POOL/AFP via Getty Images.

Covid infection rates in Portsmouth start to rise

More than 3,000 people in Portsmouth were admitted to hospital either with a primary or secondary diagnosis of obesity. Picture: PA Wire

More than 3,000 people in Portsmouth admitted to hospital due to obesity

The Guildhall Test Centre in Portsmouth, opened on Monday, February 22, and is a rapid test centre for asymptomatic critical workers.

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No Indian variant cases recorded in Portsmouth yet - but Covid cases rise

The Portsmouth NHS Covid-19 Vaccination Centre at Hamble House based at St James Hospital opened on Monday, February 1.

Pictured is: Jennifer Slight (72) from Cosham, receiving her Covid-19 first vaccination.

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More than 150,000 Covid vaccines distributed in Portsmouth

The Guildhall Test Centre in Portsmouth pictured on February 22.

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More than 500 pharmacies in Hampshire now offer free rapid Covid tests

More than 100,000 people in Portsmouth have now had at least one Covid vaccination, and 360,000 across Portsmouth, Fareham, Gosport, Havant and East Hampshire have had theirs. The News, Portsmouth, visited Lalys Pharmacy in Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth on April 22.

Pictured is: Angela Burbeck (49) from Fareham.

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More than 100,000 people receive first jab in city

Wendy Peters preparing to give Jackie Blake a vaccination jab with shift leader, Megan Findlay at St James Hospital, Portsmouth on 17 February 2021

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Portsmouth residents aged 45 and over urged to book Covid vaccine

People have been urged to get their AstraZeneca jab if offered it.
Pictured: Wendy Peters giving Jackie Blake a vaccination jab at St James Hospital, Portsmouth on 17 February 2021
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Portsmouth health boss urges people to have second AstraZeneca jab

The Guildhall Test Centre in Portsmouth which will move to the Somerstown hub
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Test site set to move to Somerstown Central

Helen Atkinson, director of public health at Portsmouth City Council

Public health director urges over-50s to get jab – blasting misinformation

A woman takes the lateral flow test on February 22 at the Guildhall test site in Portsmouth. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

Portsmouth households with children can now collect home Covid testing kits

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