Community Midwives
Sarah Finch
Female
Looks after women in pregnancy, labour and after the delivery of their baby.
Community Nurses
Offer help with nursing problems at home including palliative care.
Health Visitors
Donny Fallon
Female
A health visitor is a registered nurse who has received training particularly related to babies, children and pregnant women. Their role is to provide families with children under five years old with support and advice around the general aspects of mental, physical and social wellbeing.
The team are based at St James’ Hospital and can be contacted on 02392 684545.
Counsellors
Help those with psychological problems
Attached Staff
Physiotherapists – help those with musculoskeletal and mobility problems.
Podiatrists – help with problems of the feet.
Substance abuse counsellors – offer help to those with drug or alcohol problems.
Complementary Therapists Working in the Southsea Centre for Complementary medicine, who offer acupuncture, osteopathy, chiropractic, hypnotherapy, homeopathy, physiotherapy, counselling, reflexology amongst other treatments