1. What is Healthwatch Enter and View?

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    We have the power to 'Enter and View' providers of health and social care, such as hospitals, care homes and dentists, and to observe and report on how those services are being run.

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

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

  3. The Orchards rated overall Good by CQC (but requires improvement under “Safe”)

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    The Care Quality Commission has published its report of a recent unannounced inspection at The Orchards Care Home in Wroughton. They rated it overall Good. Read more here.

  4. CQC Report - Seahorses Care Home

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    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has reported on its 10 December 2019 inspection of Seahorses, a care home in Chiseldon. It has been rated overall “Good”. Read more here.

  5. SpeakUp2020: Share your views and help make the NHS better

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    New campaign calls on Swindon residents to share to their experiences of NHS services to help make care better for all.

  6. Plan reveals local health and care priorities for next five years

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    Helping people in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire to stay healthy and independent in old age will be a top priority for local health and care leaders over the next five years. Read more.

  7. Edgehill Care Home - CQC Report

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    The Care Quality Commission visited Edgehill Care Home in Swindon on 12 August 2020. Read more.

  8. Spode Close Care Home - CQC Report

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    The Care Quality Commission carried out an unannounced visit to Spode Close in Swindon in July 2020. Read more.

  9. Dementia charity launches Musical Tea month

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    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.

  10. Homecare workers to be tested weekly for COVID-19

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    Care workers looking after people in their own homes will be offered weekly coronavirus tests from today (Monday 23 November), the government has announced.

  11. Extremely vulnerable offered free sunshine vitamin to help them through the Winter

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    More than 2.5 million vulnerable people across England will be offered free vitamin D supplements for the winter, the government has announced.

  12. CQC welcomes improvements at Prospect Hospice, Swindon

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    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has welcomed improvements to the quality of services provided by Prospect Hospice in Swindon following a focused inspection in November.

  13. NHS acknowledge delays on complaint responses in light of COVID pressures

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    In February, NHS England and Improvement acknowledged that NHS providers may take longer to investigate and respond to complaints. This is to allow providers to concentrate on front-line duties and responsiveness to coronavirus (COVID-19).

  14. Good News

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    Help us spread a little Joy and share your Good News Story.

  15. Your December News

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    From how to have your say, to events and new services in Swindon. We have it all covered in Your December News.

  16. Your April News

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    This month we bring you a personal account of a loved one with dementia and the barriers they faced accessing care, our report for Macmillan sharing where the people and communities of Swindon would like to find cancer information and support along with our review of the chemotherapy services at Great Western Hospital. All this and more in Your April News.