Self refer your pregnancy to SHIP Maternity. Get access to the right care from day one, for all maternity referrals in the Southampton, Winchester, Portsmouth, Andover, and Isle of Wight areas. SHIP Maternity Referral will triage your referral based on the information you provide, and the hospital will contact you to start your antenatal care.  

Visit Lets Talk About It for information on how to confidentially access testing and treatment of the full range of sexually transmitted diseases including chlamydia, HIV, herpes, gonorrhoea and genital warts as well as access to additional contraception services. 

Men can now self refer for vasectomy - please follow this link for further information on the procedure and to access the self referral portal.

If you discover that you have a pregnancy that you feel you are unable to continue with, you can contact the British Pregnancy Advisery service (BPAS) who will support you to make a decision that is right for you.

If you need nursing care and are medically housebound, you can arrange a district nurse to visit by calling the Integrated single point of access (community care team) directly on 0300 1210173 - they can also arrange physiotherapy and occupational therapy assessment for housebound patients, if required.

The Continence Service comprises a team of nurses and advisors who can offer support, assessments, treatment and advice to individuals over 18 years of age who have bladder and or bowel problems. 

You can self-refer yourself to the team for help and support by calling 02382 311690 or visit their website and complete a self referral form. 

Provided by Southern Health, you can self refer into this direct access service, without the need to speak to a GP first.

The physical activity referral scheme (often initially 12 weeks) is designed to provide opportunities for people to improve their health and become more active. It is facilitated by the team based at the Places Leisure Eastleigh Health Hub (also operating from Wildern Leisure Centre, Hedge End). The scheme subsidises membership so you can access the gym, swimming and some exercise classes at a discounted rate! Find out more about the scheme and make a self referral here.

Inclusion recovery Hampshire offers a free and confidential service to give support and advice both to people that want help controlling their own drug or alcohol use and to people who are affected by someone else's use. 

Smokefree Hampshire offers a range of options to help you to stop smoking, they can also organise prescription medicines (nicotine patches etc) that increase the chance of you successfully giving up smoking for good.

Eligible patients can book their own hospital transport by calling 0300 123 9833 and can also manage existing bookings on-line.

The Patient Advice and Liaison Service, known as PALS, has been introduced to ensure that the NHS listens to patients, their relatives, carers and friends, and answers their questions and resolves their concerns as quickly as possible. For any enquiry (eg. test results, follow up arrangements, management plans etc) relating to your hospital inpatient or outpatient care please use PALS to chase up the enquiry on your behalf. 

Southampton General Hospital PALS 02381 206325

Royal South Hants PALS 02381 206325

Royal Hampshire County Hospital PALS 01256 486766

Located at the RSH Hospital, any NHS patient can use this "walk in" service where the team of team highly skilled UTC practitioners and GPs offer treatment, advice and information for a range of minor injuries and illnesses. Follow this link for more information on current waiting times and to check opening hours before you travel. No appointment is necessary, any NHS patient can just turn up on the day and will be seen in order of clinical need, the service is currently open from 07.30am through to 10pm on weekdays (08.00am until 10.00pm on weekends and Bank Holidays).