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Healthwatch Swindon News Bites October 2020
Read October's edition of Healthwatch news bites and find out the latest on musical tea, self-care, and the impact of COVID on cancer patients.
3 November 2020
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Volunteers' thanked with cream tea at The Olive Tree cafe
Our Volunteer Support Officer, Alex Parker, was delighted to be able to organise a Volunteer Thank You event last week at The Olive Tree Café.
20 October 2020
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NHS England and Public Health England, ask “Help us, Help you”
It will come as no surprise that COVID-19 has changed the way that people are accessing NHS services. A recent survey of 2,178 people found that almost half (48%) of the public would delay or not seek medical help at all.
16 October 2020
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Dementia charity launches Musical Tea month
Playlist for Life, a Music and Dementia charity, has launched a Musical Tea Campaign to help people stay connected while social distancing continues. The charity is asking people to hold various virtual musical tea events throughout October.
15 October 2020
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New quiet room at Great Western Hospital to provide space for families to think and reflect
A new quiet room has opened at the Great Western Hospital to provide a calming space for families to receive and understand potentially upsetting news about their pregnancy journeys and baby’s.
15 October 2020
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Healthwatch Swindon celebrates the success of a grant for a Digital Exclusion project
During the COVID-19 pandemic, patients have seen a move to digital healthcare. Healthwatch launched a project to find out what groups if any, are being excluded by the move towards digital, with five local Healthwatch receiving funding to do so.
15 October 2020
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What impact has COVID-19 had on those living with Cancer?
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the way cancer patients attend appointments with their cancer teams. The SWAG Cancer Alliance Patient Representatives want to understand what it is like from a patient's perspective.
14 October 2020
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COVID-19 alert system - What is it and how does it affect you?
Yesterday evening (Monday 10 October) the Prime Minister announced a new three-tiered system of COVID Alert Levels in England. Healthwatch Swindon asks, what is an alert level, and how it will affect you, and your family?
13 October 2020
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Parkinson's UK Swindon and District branch receives £10,000 funding to restart exercise programme
Sports England has awarded the Swindon Parkinsons group £10,000 from their Tackling Inequalities Funding through Wiltshire and Swindon Sports (WASP), to support the re-start of their Exercise programme.
12 October 2020
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Swindon Safeguarding Partnership News Sheet Issue 10 - 05.10.2020
The tenth edition of the Swindon Safeguarding Partnership news sheet is now available. Full of information and news updates on their work and partnership projects. Read on to download and find out more.
9 October 2020
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Financial support for those who have to self-isolate
The requirement to self-isolate places increased financial strain on people who cannot work from home. To help the Swindon Borough Council is offering financial support to qualifying residents on low incomes.
7 October 2020
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Don’t wait and worry, says Macmillan GP
A Macmillan GP is urging people across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire to see their GP if they are experiencing signs or symptoms that could be cancer.
5 October 2020
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