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Find out more about Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust’s (CWPT) plans to create new inpatient facilities for patients with a learning disability and/ or autism at Brooklands Hospital. -
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Over 800 people shared their views in Coventry and Warwickshire as part of our “What would you do?” campaign; Read about the findings here. -
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Visiting providers of health and social care services is the most hands-on way that any local Healthwatch has to ensure that local services are fit for purpose. -
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An opportunity for people with a Learning Disability or Autism to influence local decision-making on new services and strategies that impact disabled people. -
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We will be posting information on support that is becoming available for children, adults and their families here ... -
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If you have a disability, organisations have a duty to take positive steps to make their services as accessible to you as they are to a non-disabled person. -
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The Health and Care Act has received Royal Ascent and the launch date for the new Integrated Care System is July 1 2022. -
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An e-booklet, aiming to improve information and support available for neurodivergent people and their families is now available on the news page of the 'Dimensions of Health and Wellbeing' website. -
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We spent a morning with Heart of England Mencap Ambassadors finding out what is important to them about their health and wellbeing. -
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The Mencap Heart of England Reach Out Group are Ambassadors for Adults with Learning Disabilities.
In January 2024 we visited the group to find out what they had to say about Adult Social Care.
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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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End of life care is support for people who are in the last months or years of their life. The guidance on the NHS website helps you know what to expect, how to plan ahead and how to manage your day to day decisions. -
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Help make sure that your practice meets people’s accessibility requirements using this checklist from Healthwatch Slough. -
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Patient Participation Group (PPG) Awareness Week aims to promote the role and benefits of PPGs, to create more understanding of the value of true patient participation, and also to promote the support available from N.A.P.P.
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A report from our Standing Conference in July 2019. -
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A case study on what it is like to give blood during the Coronavirus. -
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If you are pregnant or have recently become a parent, here is information about local services who can provide support.
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On 25th November 2017, we held our first Standing Conference on Consumer Voice -
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Healthwatch Warwickshire has signed up to the Armed Forces Covenant. -
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On the 17th of October 2019, Healthwatch Warwickshire held our 6th Annual Conference and our first ever Annual General Meeting. This year we held the conference at Leamington Spa Town Hall. The conference focused on the local plans for the NHS. -
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We have published a report which outlines the findings of our Wellbeing Survey which ran from October to December 2018. -
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Are you puzzled by PCNs, confused about CCGs? Here is a guide to some of the NHS acronyms and terms you may have come across: -
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The Carer's Trust Heart of England can provide information, advice, and support for those with caring responsibilities. -
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Action For M.E. has opened an advocacy service for people affected by Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) or M.E. -
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Warwickshire residents shared their views about how they want local health services to improve.
We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has shared their feedback with us about the local implementation of the NHS Long Term Plan. -
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Susan, from Leamington Spa, shares her views and is encouraging others to have their say. -
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Healthwatch Warwickshire visited Abbey Medical Centre ‘Walking for Health’ group in Kenilworth to gather information for a best practice case study. -
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In January 2019, The Government revealed its new NHS Long Term Plan setting out its priorities for the next 10 years. -
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In August 2018, we attended Warwickshire Pride to gather people's thoughts on Health and Social Care services. We have produced a poster summary of the findings which you can read here: -
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On the 18th of October, we held our 2018 Annual Conference in the Shire Hall Council Chambers in Warwick. -
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South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust has made a number of changes to the iSPA (integrated single point of access), to help you access Out of Hospital services. -
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University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) have created a newsletter developed to provide useful information for patients and those using hospital services. -
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Read the latest news about Brownsover Medical Centre in Rugby -
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Read our March 2018 update here. -
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Warwickshire County Council has issued advice for especially cold weather. -
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Cold weather can make some health problems worse and even lead to serious complications, especially if you are older, or if you have a long-term condition. -
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A summary of our Rights to Access Healthcare Project. -
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Information to help prevent serious injury caused by older people tripping or falling when they are in hospital. -
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A guide produced by the National Hip Fracture Database for patients who have fractured their hip, and their families and carers.