1. Where can I go for support for my mental health as a parent?

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    We've pulled together a number of services for parents in need of support for their mental health. Read more to find out where you can go to get the help you need.

  2. Pregnancy & Parenting Support Services

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    If you are pregnant or have recently become a parent, here is information about local services who can provide support.

  3. Visits to care providers

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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.

  4. Making a complaint about a service in Warwickshire

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    Details of who to contact for complaints about health and social care services in Warwickshire.

  5. Access requirements and reasonable adjustments for people with disabilities

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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.

  6. Mental health support in pregnancy and afterwards, for Coventry and Warwickshire residents

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    Find out about support and information available to improve the emotional wellbeing of new parents.

  7. Tell Healthwatch England your story of maternal mental health care

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    Pregnancy is a major life event for any family. It can be joyful and fulfilling but also challenging. Healthwatch England are launching a national survey to understand if care works for new mothers and birthing parents. Share your story.

  8. Preparing for a medical appointment

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    It is not always easy to know what to ask during a medical appointment, or how to get the most out of your time with a health care professional. One decision making tool you may have come across is the BRAN / BRAINS acronym.

  9. Perinatal Mental Health: Warwickshire

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    With one in four people nationally experiencing mental health problems during pregnancy and in the first year following the birth of a child, support from maternity services can significantly impact their mental health and wellbeing.

  10. Report: Perinatal Mental Health

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    Healthwatch heard from 2, 693 people nationally, including 56 people from Warwickshire, between October and December 2022.

  11. Healthwatch Warwickshire in Rugby

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    Healthwatch Warwickshire is holding events in Rugby this October to address local need for services such as Doctors, Dentists, Urgent Care and Care at Home.

  12. Breastfeeding and Infant Feeding Strategy

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    Between October and November 2023, Healthwatch Warwickshire visited six baby groups to listen to new parents in South Warwickshire talk about their experience of infant feeding support. We presented an overview to the steering group for the new Coventry and Warwickshire infant feeding strategy.

  13. Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Long Term Plan Report

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    Find out about Healthwatch Warwickshire's engagement work related to the NHS Long term plan in 2019.

  14. Leeds Becket University Review of Healthwatch Warwickshire

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    “Great advocates for people in their community”

  15. Good Engagement Charter

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    Our Engagement Charter sets good practice for when patients, carers and members of the public are asked to give their views, or get involved in their services.

  16. Seeking Community Views

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    We love to hear from you directly, when you get in touch to share your experiences.

  17. 111 First - A new way of accessing urgent and emergency medical care.

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    To help hospitals cope with winter pressures and also keep patients and staff safe whilst Covid-19 remains in circulation, there is a new way of accessing urgent and emergency care in Warwickshire.

  18. Video recording from WCC Adult Social Care & Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee

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    Chris Bain, Chief Executive of Healthwatch Warwickshire presented the findings of our Covid-19 survey to the Warwickshire County Council - Adult Social Care & Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (OSC).

  19. Shipston Health and Wellbeing Centre - views from the public

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    We asked the local people of Shipston and the surrounding villages on their feelings towards the proposed development of a Health and Wellbeing Centre.

  20. Help Shape Services for Informal Carers in Warwickshire

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    An opportunity to use your experiences of caring for a family member, friend or neighbour to help improve services.

  21. Summary of the Health and Social Care charging reforms (Building Back Better)

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    Find out more about the Government's plans to reform the funding of Adult Social Care.

  22. Health and Social Care Forum June 2022: Opportunities for the Voluntary and Community Sector within the new ICS

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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.

  23. What is the Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care System?

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    All over the UK, your local NHS organisations have joined forces with local councils.

  24. Looking for information?

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    Information can be found here on who to contact in a crisis, A&E waiting times, how to find a Walk in Centre, cost of living support and more.

  25. How feedback on Adult Social Care Services in Warwickshire can make a difference.

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    In April 2023 we held an online event for residents of Warwickshire who use Adult Social Care Services, or care for someone who does.

  26. Health Visiting in Warwickshire

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    Have your say on the Health Visiting service in Warwickshire.