The National Health Service on the Isle of Wight, and in Portsmouth and South East Hampshire

The Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Health Authority has been dissolved. Most of its roles and responsibilities have transferred to local Primary Care Trusts and to the new Hampshire and Isle of Wight Health Authority.

Information about the "successor" organisations is available from the Health Authority website www.hiow.nhs.uk.

The Department of Health’s Shifting the Balance of Power website www.doh.gov.uk/shiftingthebalance provides details about the national programme of change.

Further information about health and local health services available from other sources:

• Doctors, Dentists, Opticians and Pharmacies on the Isle of Wight and in Portsmouth and South East Hampshire are available from www.nhs.uk.
• NHS Direct Online – www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk is the official internet gateway to health information and advice.
• www.nhs.uk is the official internet gateway to the NHS, including a searchable database of all NHS services.

Archive information about health and health services still available from this site:

• Local Research Ethics Committee in the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and South East Hampshire.
• Annual Reports published by the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Health Authority prior to its dissolution.
• Public Health Annual Reports published by the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Health Authority prior to its dissolution.

Local Government Websites

Hampshire County Council – www.hants.gov.uk
East Hampshire District Council – www.hampshire.gov.uk/localpages/ehants.html
Fareham Borough Council – www.fareham.gov.uk
Gosport Borough Council – www.gosport.gov.uk
Havant Borough Council – www.havant.gov.uk
Isle of Wight Council – www.iwight.gov.uk
Winchester City Council – www.winchester.gov.uk

Produced by Paul Sharp, IT Services, Hampshire County Council
for Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Health Authority
© Copyright Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Health Authority 2001
Last Updated 29th April 2002