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Families fight to save local respite service

Thanks to a group of families in Hertfordshire, changes are being made to respite care and support for families of children with complex needs.

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Getting the basics right for people who are Deaf

Thanks to Sandra, NHS England is improving the way they communicate with people who are Deaf or hard of hearing.

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Helping young people speak up about their mental health

Becky felt there wasn’t enough mental health support for people her age, and decided something needed to change.

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It's easier to choose a care home in Durham thanks to Tony

After struggling to find the right information when choosing a care home for his mum, Tony decided to take matters into his own hands.

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Speaking up saves lives in Bristol

Thanks to Errol, more men in Bristol are aware of the signs of prostate cancer and are being diagnosed and treated.

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Meet the people using their voice to make a difference to care of others

Five people and groups have been shortlisted for a national award that celebrates local people who, through their dedication, have helped improve health and care for their community.

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Your health and care: What can we do to make the biggest difference?

We need your views and ideas to make sure that health and social care services work for those who use them. Help us shape our new strategy, which launches in 2018.

Our response to NHS plans to cut long hospital stays

Our National Director responds to NHS plans to improve patient care by cutting long hospital stays.

The plan aims to see the number of people staying longer than necessary in hospital reduced by a quarter ahead of winter, through greater use of alternatives to admission.

Our response to CQC's "Driving improvement: Case studies from nine adult social care services"

Today, the CQC published a new report "Driving improvement: Case studies from nine adult social care services", which provides an insight into care services that achieved a significant improvement on their rating.

The report looks at services that were rated inadequate, the challenges they had to overcome, and how they got back on track. It also highlights the experiences of a wide range of people using the care services, as well as professionals.

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How you can help improve health and care for your community

Last year 4,700 people gave up their time to help make a difference to local health and care. This Volunteers Week we spoke to Healthwatch Somerset about the difference our volunteers make and why we need more people to get involved.

Our response to The Nuffield Trust's briefing on emergency readmissions

A new briefing from QualityWatch looks at the number of emergency readmissions to hospital. The report found there was a 41.3% rise in the number of people returning to hospital for "potentially preventable" conditions.

A new briefing from QualityWatch looks at the number of emergency readmissions to hospital. The report found there was a 41.3% rise in the number of people returning to hospital for "potentially preventable" conditions.

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Our volunteers: Oriana's story

It’s Volunteers’ Week and we want to say thank you to the 4,700 people who volunteered for Healthwatch last year. Read Oriana’s story to find out what it’s like to be a Healthwatch volunteer.

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