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Share your views on health and care in Swindon

Our core function is to speak to members of the public about their experiences of health and Social care in Swindon. We share five ways that you can tell us about your views.

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Inspections

The CQC has carried out a number of visits to health and social services in Swindon recently. Read on to find out where they went and to read the reports with their findings.

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Two Swindon GP practices recognised for making improvements

Two Swindon surgeries, Abbey Meads Medical Practice and Eldene Surgery, have received improved ratings from the Care Quality Commission, with each practice now rated as good for the care given to patients.

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Supporting young people’s emotional wellbeing and mental health

The Kooth service is a key part of Swindon’s drive to improve accessibility, promote resilience and better support young people’s emotional wellbeing and mental health.

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Seven Swindon GP Practices announce Super Partnership

Seven Swindon GP practices have today announced a Super Partnership to improve the quality of care to over 75,000 patients across the region.

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What is an Annual Health Check?

Mencap, the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Learning Disabilities Observatory have worked together to create an Easy Read leaflet explaining what an annual health check is.

15 February 2018

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Latest CQC inspection reports for Swindon area rate services as 'Good'

Here are the latest CQC inspection reports for the Swindon area as published by the Care Quality Commission during January 2018.

8 February 2018

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Wiltshire firm to take over out-of-hours GP service at GWH

An out-of-hours GP service will be transferred to a private company next month.

25 January 2018

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More Clinical Pharmacists set to boost GP services for patients and practices

Nearly 34 million patients will benefit from improved GP services as NHS England boosts the number of surgery-based clinical pharmacists that can offer expert medication and treatment.

22 January 2018

A GP shortfall could be partly plugged by recruits from abroad

A GP shortfall could be partly plugged by recruits from abroad

19 January 2018

Mental health tops people's health and care concerns for 2018

Our work is shaped by the concerns that local people raise with 152 local Healthwatch. Our annual survey of health and care priorities puts mental health at the top of the list for 2018.

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Healthwatch Swindon at Health Overview & Scrutiny meeting April 2014

The Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee meets in public and the next meeting to take place before the May local elections will be on 2 April 2014. Here we share the agenda for the meeting.