1. Our response to CQC's report on integrated care for older people

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    New report from CQC highlights how services are currently working together to meet the needs of older people

  2. Understanding people's experiences of home care in Bexley

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    Recent reports have raised significant concerns about the quality and reliability of some home care services. Hear how one local Healthwatch has worked to gain an understanding of people's experiences of home care.

  3. Are people waiting too long to be assessed for social care support?

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    This is the question we are working with local Healthwatch to find out.

  4. Making care homes a better place to live

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    With over a quarter of a million older people living in care homes, what is local Healthwatch doing to make sure these services meet the needs of residents?

  5. Local Healthwatch challenges council to cut care waiting times

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    People often need extra help from their council because of a disability, ill health or old age but they must have a care assessment first. Read what Healthwatch Cambridgeshire did when people told them they had to wait too long for an assessment.

  6. We call for greater involvement of people in decisions about their care

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    In response to the Care Quality Commission's State of Care report, our Interim Chair, Jane Mordue, calls for the health and social care sector to meaningfully involve the public in decisions about health and social care.

  7. Helping people in care homes access activities that will improve their health

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    One local Healthwatch calls for meaningful activity to become an integral part of the culture of care homes after speaking to people in 15 services.

  8. Every Voice Matters - our Annual Report to Parliament 2015-16

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    Published today, Every Voice Matters, our Annual Report to Parliament 2015-16, outlines how together we are putting people at the heart of care.

  9. Local Healthwatch raise concerns about home care in Torbay

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    Yesterday, the Care Quality Commission placed a home care provider into Special Measures due to inadequate care. We find out what local Healthwatch did to raise the issue.

  10. Healthwatch network reveals public’s health and care priorities for 2017

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    Analysis by the national health and care consumer champion, Healthwatch England, has identified the key issues the public want to see policy makers and health professionals focus on over the next 12 months.