1. Healthwatch Islington helps people claim back healthcare travel costs

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    The Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme exists to help people on lower incomes recover the cost of travelling to and from NHS treatment, but how easy is it to use? Healthwatch Islington conducted a ‘mystery shopping’ exercise to find out.

  2. Greater focus on using people’s views to drive inspections of care services

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    Published today, the Care Quality Commission’s five year strategy, includes a greater focus on using the voices of patients, service users and their families, along with other information, to target inspections.

  3. NHS putting public trust in its ability to handle data at risk

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    Almost two thirds (64%) of people in Britain say they are happy for their personal health data to be used to support research as long as it is anonymised, bu less than 1 in 5 say they feel properly informed about current data sharing plans.

  4. Would you be happy for your patient record to be shared?

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    People’s patient records have a vital role to play in informing medical research and changes to health and social care services. Together with YouGov, we polled 2,044 people earlier this year, to find out more about their views on sharing their data.

  5. Over 220,000 people helped to navigate local health and care services

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    Over 220,000 people helped to navigate local health and care services.

  6. Share your views on new standards to keep your patient data secure

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    The Government is now consulting on new standards to strengthen the security of health and care information and to help you make informed choices about how your data is used.