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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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To mark the start of 2019, Healthwatch England is today publishing our annual network priorities list – setting out the key health and care topics our local teams will be working on over the year ahead.
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People have told us they can have problems registering with a GP. This article explains more about your rights and what do to if you are refused the right to register. -
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Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed. -
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Find out what support is available to help you travel to your hospital appointments. -
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Sir Robert Francis QC has been appointed today as the new Chair of Healthwatch England, the independent champion for people who use health and social care. -
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We asked the public how they would spend the government's £20 million a year investment into the NHS over the next 10 years to improve services locally #WhatWouldYouDo -
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Local charity Carers Support Centre has produced some short films in different community languages to encourage minority ethnic carers to seek support. -
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Errol Campbell from the Friends of Caswell Thompson, local Bristol hero, was nominated by Healthwatch Bristol for this year’s #ItStartsWithYou award at the Healthwatch England Conference. -
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Dr Knut Schroeder, a Bristol-based GP, was nominated by Healthwatch Bristol for this year’s #NHS70 award at the Healthwatch England Conference. -
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Healthwatch across Bristol, North Somerset, South Glos were delighted to receive an official response from University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust to the Trans report that joint Healthwatch published in June 2018. -
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Members of the Bristol Black and Minority Ethnic Community (BAME) came together on Saturday 26 May 2018 for a day of learning about prostate cancer. -
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The purpose of this enter and view was a revisit following the previous
Healthwatch visit on Monday 24 October 2016, to observe if our
recommendations from the report had been implemented. Also to gather feedback
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The Riverside Adolescent Unit was chosen for enter and view as AWP was rated as
“Requires Improvement” by the CQC in 2017. Enter and view visits to AWP
wards also tie in with Healthwatch Bristol’s current work plan around mental health. -
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Healthwatch Bristol Enter and View authorised representatives undertook one Enter and View visit to Kingsmead Lodge in March 2016. -
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Healthwatch Bristol Enter and View authorised representatives undertook one Enter and View visit toBristol Royal Infirmary Discharge Lounge on 11, 19 and 21 April 2016. -
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Healthwatch Bristol & South Gloucestershire Enter and View authorised representatives undertook one Enter and View visit to Aspen Ward, Laurel Ward and Elizabeth Casson House on 19.10.15
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Healthwatch Bristol & South Gloucestershire Enter and View authorised representatives undertook one Enter and View visit to Lime Ward and Silver Birch Ward on 6.10.15 -
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Healthwatch Bristol & South Gloucestershire Enter and View authorised representatives undertook one Enter and View visit to Southmead Hospital Mental Health Services on 25.9.15 -
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Read the Healthwatch Bristol Annual Report for 2017/18 - it focuses on our new
mental health project, working with Bristol City Council on their Thrive programme and
with all team members now trained in Mental Health First Aid. -
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Download and view our comprehensive Annual Report for 2016/17 -
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Download and view our comprehensive Annual Report for 2015/16 -
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Download and view our comprehensive Annual Report for 2014/15 -
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Download and view our comprehensive Annual Report for 2013/14 -
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We asked the public how they would spend the government's £20 million a year investment into the NHS over the next 10 years to improve services locally #WhatWouldYouDo? -
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The aim of this year-long project was to find out which mental health services in Bristol people
had used in the 12 months, how beneficial they were to them, what works well, and what could
be improved.
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The Care Forum was recruited in 2018 to talk confidentially with women who did not stop smoking during pregnancy in Bristol and North Somerset. We asked why they didn’t stop smoking, and asked them how support could work better in future. -
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This report from December 2018 provides a summary of ongoing issues that carers in Bristol and South Gloucestershire have raised with Carers Support Centre (CSC) around their experiences of hospital admission and discharge planning. -
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In November 2018 Healthwatch Bristol worked collaboratively with the University of Bristol on their 3D project, teaching first year medical students about f diversity, discrimination and disadvantage. -
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In March 2018 Healthwatch Bristol provided funding through the ‘Community Pot’ fund for The Harbour to carry out research to find out which groups of people find access to The Harbour more difficult, and what reasons are behind this difficulty. -
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On 6 November 2018 Healthwatch Bristol held a breast health awareness event at St Paul's Learning Centre for women in partnership with North Bristol NHS Trust, Macmillan Cancer Support and Cancer Research UK -
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On 24 July 2018 Bristol Community Health (BCH) hosted a meeting with Healthwatch Bristol and its volunteers -
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In January 2018 Healthwatch Bristol received an application from Second Step and Bristol Active Life Project (BALP) to examine the burden of health costs to the NHS on people with Severe and Enduring Complex Mental Health Conditions (CMHCs). -
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In January 2018 Healthwatch Bristol received an application from Second Step and Bristol Active Life Project (BALP) to examine the burden of health costs to the NHS on people with Severe and Enduring Complex Mental Health Conditions (CMHCs). -
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In July 2018 Healthwatch Bristol met with Bristol Bangladeshi Women’s Group, speaking to its service users to find out how they keep emotionally well. Read our impact report here. -
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On 22 June 2018 Healthwatch worked in collaboration with Bristol Royal Hospital staff to raise awareness of Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) by talking to patients informing them of the support available to them. -
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In May 2018 Healthwatch Bristol asked members of the public to take part in a survey about their experiences of using Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). Read the findings of the survey in our impact report. -
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On 26 May 2018 Healthwatch Bristol attended the Prostate Cancer Awareness Day, organised by Friends of Caswell Thompson. -
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On 25 May 2018 Healthwatch Bristol attended the final conference on Reasonable Adjustments. This was held at the SS Great Britain Conference Centre, selected for its accessibility. -
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Read the trans health, care and welling being report from April 2018.