1. Report -

    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.
  2. Report -

    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
    from residents and their families.
  3. Report -

    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.
  4. Report -

    Enter and view
  5. Report -

    Enter and view
  6. Report -

    Enter and view
  7. Report -

    Enter and view
  8. Report -

    Healthwatch Bristol Enter and View authorised representatives undertook one Enter and View visit to Kingsmead Lodge in March 2016.
  9. Report -

    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.
  10. Report -

    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

  11. Report -

    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
  12. Report -

    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
  13. Report -

    Enter and View
  14. Report -

    Enter and view
  15. Report -

    Enter and View
  16. Report -

    Enter and View
  17. Report -

    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.
  18. Report -

    Download and view our comprehensive Annual Report for 2016/17
  19. Report -

    Download and view our comprehensive Annual Report for 2015/16
  20. Report -

    Download and view our comprehensive Annual Report for 2014/15
  21. Report -

    Download and view our comprehensive Annual Report for 2013/14
  22. Report -

    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?
  23. Report -

    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.
  24. Report -

    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.
  25. Report -

    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.
  26. Report -

    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.
  27. Report -

    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.
  28. Report -

    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
  29. Report -

    On 24 July 2018 Bristol Community Health (BCH) hosted a meeting with Healthwatch Bristol and its volunteers
  30. Report -

    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).
  31. Report -

    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).
  32. Report -

    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.
  33. Report -

    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.
  34. Report -

    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.
  35. Report -

    On 26 May 2018 Healthwatch Bristol attended the Prostate Cancer Awareness Day, organised by Friends of Caswell Thompson.
  36. Report -

    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.
  37. Report -

    Read the trans health, care and welling being report from April 2018.
  38. Report -

    On 20 April 2018 Healthwatch Bristol were invited to the launch of Thriving at Work program, which aims to help local businesses connect with mental health support for their staff.
  39. Report -

    Healthwatch provided Community pot funding to Sammy’s Pop Up, a community health and wellbeing event which took place on 24 April 2018, for people over the age of 55, with the support of HWB and Bristol Black Carers.
  40. Report -

    Healthwatch Bristol worked in partnership with Dhek Bhal in organising focus group workshops on emotional health and wellbeing in the South Asian community in April 2018.
  41. Report -

    On 28 March 2018 Healthwatch Bristol attended the launch of the BAME Sexual Health in Bristol survey, organised by Terrence Higgins Trust.
  42. Report -

    Healthwatch Bristol were invited along to the Carer's Rights Day and Ways to Wellbeing Group in March 2018 to speak to members about their emotional health and wellbeing.
  43. Report -

    Healthwatch engaged with students studying at the University of the West of England to find out their experiences and thoughts of access to contraceptive services. The final report was completed and published in March 2018.
  44. Report -

    Healthwatch Bristol worked in partnership with Dhek Bhal in organising focus group workshops on emotional health and wellbeing in the South Asian community in February 2018.
  45. Report -

    Healthwatch Bristol visited the new Acute Community Unit at Callington Road Hospital in February 2018. Read the report here.
  46. Report -

    On 28 January 2018 Healthwatch worked in partnership with Golden Agers Club Staff to meet their service users during one of their exercise sessions. Read the impact report here.
  47. Report -

    Healthwatch Bristol visited a pre-school group in January 2018 to speak to parents, grandparents and carers about their emotional health and wellbeing.
  48. Report -

    Reasonable Adjustments Conference Report - 31st October 2017
  49. Report -

    Healthwatch organised workshops to hear people’s feedback on long-term health conditions, to gain their experiences of using health and social care services and which services they felt had help supported them with their needs.