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Raising awareness of young people’s emotional health and wellbeing in Wokingham

Young people often feel that their voices aren’t heard. By understanding how young people feel about their emotional health and wellbeing we can learn what we can do to make a difference for them.

6 August 2015

News

Our public Committee Meeting August 2015 supporting materials

Find out what happened at our public Committee Meeting.

5 August 2015

Report

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Improving care for older people in Bradford

Home care services are essential to enabling older people to continue to remain at home and independent. Healthwatch Bradford looked into the quality of local care and found that a number of improvements were needed.

4 August 2015

News

Our correspondence with NHS England about gender identity services

We write to NHS England to ask for clarity on how additional funds for improvements to gender identity services will be spent.

Find out more about the concerns we have raised with NHS England.

30 July 2015

Response

NHS services must tell people how to contact their local Healthwatch

People can’t help improve health services if they don’t know who to talk to. That’s why patients will now be guided to local Healthwatch by health services to do just that.

As of April 2015 all healthcare services except GP services, opticians, dentists and chemists, have to provide clear information to patients, their carers and representatives about how to contact their local Healthwatch.

29 July 2015

News

Making it easier to get to hospital in Buckinghamshire

After hearing that people were struggling to get to hospital appointments due to problems with local transport, Healthwatch Buckinghamshire decided to investigate.

We spoke to Victoria Young from Healthwatch Buckinghamshire to find out more.

29 July 2015

News

Putting the focus back on patients

Read a letter from our Chair Anna Bradley to the Times newspaper expressing her concerns regarding the need to champion patient voice.

Alongside the current debate regarding 7-day-services and ‘contract terms’, it is vital that focus remains on what will most benefit patients.

27 July 2015

News

Safely home: People's experiences of leaving care

With the help of 101 local Healthwatch, we heard from over 3,000 people who shared their stories with us about their experiences of the discharge process.

21 July 2015

News

Safely Home - what happens when people leave hospital and care settings

With the help of 101 local Healthwatch, we heard from over 3,000 people who shared their stories with us about their experiences of the discharge process.

21 July 2015

Report

Getting hospital discharge right would stop suffering and save millions of pounds

Our new report brings together 3,230 stories gathered by 101 local Healthwatch from across the country, revealing the human and financial cost of getting the discharge process wrong.

21 July 2015

News

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Major issues with GP access being tackled in Derby

Many people in Derby face significant issues accessing GPs. Healthwatch Derby City listened to people views and called for change.

21 July 2015

News

Improving access to health services for the deaf community

Health and care services need to be accessible for everyone, but those who are deaf often face problems. Healthwatch Bedford Borough share how they are working to achieve change in their area.

5 July 2015

News