1. Mental Health Awareness Week

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  2. Deaf awareness week

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  3. International Day of the Midwife

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  4. Dyslexia Awareness Week

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  5. Movember

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  6. National Stress Awareness Day

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  7. Maternal Mental Health Matters Awareness Week

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  8. Stress awareness month

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  9. National Self-Care Week

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  10. Carers' Rights Day

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  11. International Volunteer Day

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  12. Mouth cancer action month

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  13. Pancreatic cancer awareness month

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  14. Lung cancer awareness month

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  15. International Women's Day

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  16. Young Carers Action Day

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  17. World Autism awareness day

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  18. World Health Day

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  19. No More Week

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  20. Bowel Cancer Awareness Month

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  21. World Parkinson's Day

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  22. MS Awareness Week

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  23. Healthwatch England welcomes new Committee member

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    Professor Sultan Mahmud joins the Healthwatch England Committee.

  24. Declaration of interests for Chair and Committee

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    We have detailed the declarations of interests for our Committee. For example, connection with a voluntary or other body or position in a political party.

  25. What people told us about outpatient appointments

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    We've looked at feedback about what works and what doesn't when it comes to outpatient care. Learn the key issues and read our recommendations.

  26. Your feedback improved maternal mental health support

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    Thanks to over 2,500 people who shared their views on the six-week check-up, we have ensured that the NHS prioritises mental health support for new parents.

  27. NHS promises better access to GP services

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    The NHS published their primary care recovery plan last May, and thanks to so many of you sharing your feedback about your experiences, we ensured it promised lots of changes.

  28. Improving the wait for cancer care

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    In July last year, we published our findings of experiences you shared about trying to get cancer care. Thanks to this insight, the NHS has simplified their process so people can better understand what to expect.

  29. A vision for the NHS: What do patients want?

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  30. Barriers and inequalities in cervical screening

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    This week is Cervical Cancer Prevention Week. Our new blog brings together some of the key challenges people have shared about cervical screening with local Healthwatch and outlines the steps we are taking nationally to address those.

  31. Technology and information are key to managing diabetes: Natalie's story

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    Natalie is among the many people who have recently told us how their diabetes care can be improved.

  32. What is measles and who can get the vaccine?

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    Measles vaccination rates are at a ten-year low as cases rise nationwide. Find out about measles, who can get the vaccine, and what you can do to stay safe.

  33. Student Volunteering Week

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  34. International Childhood Cancer Day

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  35. Cancer Prevention Action Week

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  36. Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2024

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  37. Zero Discrimination Day

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  38. World Hearing Day

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  39. Meet the game-changing teams shortlisted for helping to make care better

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    Healthwatch Impact Award shortlist announced. Find out about eighteen projects chosen for their work to improve care using your feedback.

  40. Our position on NHS dentistry

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    Communities across England have made it clear that NHS dentistry needs to be fixed – so it’s affordable and accessible. Read more about our evidence and what changes we’re calling for the NHS and Government to make.

  41. Our public Committee meeting February 2024

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    Take a look at our supporting papers for the November 2023 committee meeting.

  42. From local to national - Action to tackle teen vaping

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    We look at the action the Government is planning to take on an issue that young people first raised with us in 2022.

  43. NHS Dental Recovery Plan - our response

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    Under a new plan published today, people will benefit from millions more NHS dental appointments over the next year. Read our response.

  44. Let’s be honest and address patient experience of A&E

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    With a record number of patients stuck in A&E, our CEO Louise Ansari wants to see a longer-term plan to improve conditions in which people wait for life-saving care. This should include real-time monitoring and reporting on patient experience.

  45. Meet some of our lovely student volunteers

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    In honour of Student Volunteer Week, get to know some of our student volunteers and discover why they decided to volunteer with us and what they learnt.

  46. World Immunisation Day

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  47. World Blood Cancer Day

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  48. Volunteers' Week

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  49. Share your feedback to improve care in your community

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    ‘Share for Better Care’, a new campaign launched by Healthwatch to help address health inequalities across England.