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Share your experience of care at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

If you have used the Emergency Department or have been an inpatient at GWH since 1 March 2021 we want to hear from you.

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Annual Report 2020/21

Read our annual report for 2020/21 and find out about all the hard work carried out by our team and our wonderful volunteers throughout the year.

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Five principles for post-COVID-19 digital healthcare

Our new report explores people's experiences of digital and remote healthcare and sets out five principles for post-COVID19 care to ensure no one is left behind.

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Locked out: Digitally excluded people’s experiences of remote GP appointments

The move to more digitally-led healthcare has worked well for some but excluded others over the past year. Our report explores how people have been excluded and what needs to happen to get the care they need.

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Can you help us prioritise the most important issues affecting GP consultations?

We’re keen to hear from patients registered at an NHS GP practice.

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Collecting GP data - advice for the public

NHS Digital's collection of GP data will support vital health and care planning and research. Here we share how and why your data is being used, and what to do if you don't want your data shared.

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New Urgent and Emergency Care Services - GWH

Following a successful bid of £30million of government funding, Great Western Hospital is working up plans to expand and improve its Urgent and Emergency Care services, to create a more streamlined and efficient service.

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Let us know what you think about the COVID-19 vaccine

As the vaccination programme continues we ask for your thoughts on the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines in Swindon. The NHS is doing everything they can but there might be things that can be improved.

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Healthwatch Swindon - Quarter 4 Performance Report 2020/21

The Healthwatch Advisory Board set our priorities in April 2020. Part of our focus has been on providing up-to-date information on health and social care services. In this report, we explore what we have heard from people and how we responded.

A Big Thank You to our Volunteers!

It’s Volunteer Week from 1st – 7th June, and we want to say a huge thank you to our fantastic team of Healthwatch Swindon Volunteers!

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Twin crisis of access and affordability calls for a radical rethink of NHS dentistry

New data indicates the dental crisis shows no signs of slowing, with four in five people (80%) struggling to access timely care during the last COVID-19 lockdown.

New Integrated Care System to hold their first public board meeting

Health and care organisations from across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire will come together later this month for the first official board meeting in public as the region’s new integrated care system.

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