Support Services

The Portsmouth Rehabilitation and Reablement Team is an integrated health and social care team the purpose of which is to provide responsive support for people whose needs have intensified, often as the result of an acute illness.

Solent NHS Trust is the lead for this service on behalf of both Solent and Portsmouth City Council

The service is available to adults who are registered with a Portsmouth City GP.

At Asthma + Lung UK, we believe that every breath matters - and that the right to breathe freely applies to everybody, regardless of income, age, ethnicity, gender, or background.

Make new friends who know what you’re going through, and learn more about living with a lung condition

The Charity provides help to local sick or disabled individuals who are also in financial need. One off grants may be made to purchase services or equipment which are not provided by either the state or the NHS and which will directly assist a person’s medical need or improve their quality of life. Support is also given to the Community Nurses by providing help with training courses, books and special equipment not normally funded by the NHS.

Please note that referrals can only be accepted from local health professionals and community/support workers with direct knowledge of the individual's or family’s situation.

The Charity provides help to local sick or disabled individuals who are also in financial need. One off grants may be made to purchase services or equipment which are not provided by either the state or the NHS and which will directly assist a person’s medical need or improve their quality of life. Support is also given to the Community Nurses by providing help with training courses, books and special equipment not normally funded by the NHS.

Please note that referrals can only be accepted from local health professionals and community/support workers with direct knowledge of the individual's or family’s situation.

Portsmouth Water offers assistance to people struggling to pay their water bills.

This Women group in Portsmouth created to build confidence and reduce fear in Black Minority Ethnic group.
Our main focus is raise awareness about FGM/C
Our association is open to any women in Portsmouth and we are available to volunteer and to contribute to the community.

Regretfully, Private Sector Housing are currently unable to offer assistance to home owners who cannot afford to bring their homes up to a decent standard.

Rainbow Trust provides emotional and practical support to families whose son or daughter is affected by a life threatening or terminal illness. This includes parents, carers, the unwell child, brothers, sisters, grandparents and help with extended family members to support each other.

Any family can receive support from the moment of their child or young person’s diagnosis, (including antenatal and neonatal periods when diagnosis has been made) and support with young people during transition towards adult services up to the age of 18.

Rebound Group is a confidential, empathetic support group, caring about carers.

We offer support and assistance in both group and one-to-one counselling settings, as needed.

The service is provided free of charge to carers and family members affected by a loved ones' drugs, alcohol and substance misuse and their associated mental health problems.

The group is run by members who have attended the group for many years, and all have first hand experience of addiction.

Redundancy Support UK - helping individuals affected by redundancy in the UK

Many people are being made redundant following the Covid19 pandemic and this is scary to say the least!

If you or someone you know is being made redundant but don't feel their employer has followed the proper process, are feeling lost or depressed, worried about the future, facing financial trouble... this support service is here to help!