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Beat the Street Swindon: six month report

Beat the Street Swindon took place between September and November 2019, and set out to improve health and wellbeing amongst its residents by encouraging physical activity and active travel. Read the findings from its six month report.

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Community Pot 2020/21: Parkinson's UK Swindon & District Branch Survey Report

Late in 2019 we invited bids from non-profit organisations in Swindon for a small amount of funding to undertake a survey with their contacts or members. Parkinson's UK Swindon & District Branch was one of the recipients of this fund. Find out more.

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Annual Report 2019/20

Read our annual report for 2019/20 and find out about all the brilliant work carried out by our team and our wonderful volunteers throughout the year.

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Review of Special Care Dentistry in the South West

In 2019 the Commissioning Support Unit carried out a review of special care dentistry in the South West and asked local Healthwatch to help carry out a survey of patients using this service in each local area. Find out more about the work we did.

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Healthwatch Swindon Quarter 4 Report - 2019/20

Find out about the work we have carried out from January 2020 to March 2020.

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Nepalese Association Survey Report

In 2019, with approval from our Advisory Group, we awarded our Community Pot Fund of £2,000 to the Nepalese Association Wiltshire (NAW). We wanted to find out whether or not health and social care in Swindon was meeting their needs. Read more.

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Patient Participation Forum - February 2020

Take a look at our presentation slides from our Patient Participation Group Forum held at Sanford House on 7 February 2020. Great Western Hospital, the Clinical Commissioning Group and Medvivo all joined us to present on their services.

10 February 2020

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South West Clinical Senate Council: Climate Change

At the last South West Clinical Senate Council meeting climate change and the NHS was discussed and a report with recommendations has been published. Find out more here.

27 January 2020

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Healthwatch Swindon Quarter 3 Report - 2019/20

Find out about the work we've carried out from October 2019 to January 2020.

23 January 2020

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Seahorses Enter and View Report

We carried out an announced Enter and View visit to Seahorses Care Home in November 2019 with our team of volunteers. Read more.

26 November 2019

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Patient Participation Forum - November 2019 Meeting Notes

Take a look at our meeting notes and presentation slides from our Patient Participation Group Forum held at Sanford House on 6 November 2019, where the focus was Swindon Community Health Service.

14 November 2019

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Advisory Group Meeting Minutes October 2019

Each quarter we meet with our Advisory Group to decide which areas in health and social care we should focus on in Swindon. Read our meeting minutes from October 2019.

4 November 2019