Step into Summer with our Mental Health Walk & Talks!

We’re thrilled to announce the return of our Workplace Health & Wellbeing programme’s Mental Health Walk & Talks for this summer season, kicking off during Mental Health Awareness week on Wednesday May 14th, at Lakeside North Harbour, between 10:00 and 11:00am. Join us for a morning of connecting, an opportunity to boost well-being while enjoying […]

Shaping launches PSA testing on International Men’s Day

a woman is giving a blood test to a man sitting in a chair giving a thumbs up

International Men’s Day 2024 was the perfect day to launch our PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) tests for businesses, part of our Workplace Health & Wellbeing programme. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK with around 1 in 8 men being diagnosed in their lifetime. The key to beating it is early […]

Episode 27: Mental Health in the Workplace

In this episode, Partnerships Manager Robyn Jacquest and Education & Community Programme Lead Kirsty Hill are joined by Ben Cloud from Millstream Productions to talk about mental health in the workplace and the importance of a supportive workplace culture.

Join our Prostate Cancer Screening event for International Men’s Day

On International Men’s Day Shaping Portsmouth wants to do something to try and reduce the deaths from prostate cancer within our business community. Portsmouth Business Prostate Cancer Screening Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK, with about 48,600 men diagnosed with it each year and 12,000 dying in the UK […]

Episode 34: Retrain Your Brain

In this episode Shaping Portsmouth’s Operations Manager Steff Jones talks to Julie Gordon, Mindset Manager from Retrain Your Brain, about the business, mindfulness, and mind health around menopause, perimenopause, and Long Covid.

Newly launched Portsmouth Wellbeing Centre welcomes the community

Portsmouth Wellbeing staff with Solent Mind CEO, Sally Arscott on the open day.

As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, on Thursday 16th May, Solent Mind showcased its new Wellbeing Centre, located in the heart of the City centre.  Regardless of the inclement weather, the centre staff welcomed community partners, existing service users and members of the public throughout the day, with over 40 visitors coming through the doors.  Solent Mind’s […]

Sleep: How does it affect us?

Download a PDF version here. SLEEP How does it affect us? It’s recommended that adults get between 7-9 hours of sleep a night. Everyone dreams even if you don’t remember them and on average someone can have 3-5 dreams per night When you’re unable to move or speak temporarily when falling asleep or waking up […]

Endometriosis [Video]

https://youtu.be/y7j1onWSS7c Sophie Cass, Wellbeing Manager at Cordell Health, presents a video on endometriosis, symptoms, treatment, support, and more.

Musculoskeletal Disorders

Download a PDF version here. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD’s) are injuries or disorders that aff ect the musculoskeletal system of the body which is responsible for human movement. The structures affected can include bones, joints, tendons, muscles, nerves and connective tissue. This can result in conditions of the back, neck, shoulders, arms, hands, hips, legs and […]