1. Old Town Surgery January 2019 Enter and View report

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    This enter and view visit was carried out with volunteers from Swindon Advocacy Movement and is part of our quality checkers project, which looks at health and social care services from the perspective of someone with a learning disability.

  2. Patient Participation Forum - January 2019 Meeting Notes

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    Take a look at our meeting notes and presentation slides from our Patient Participation Group Forum held at Sanford House on 14 January 2019.

  3. Age UK Wiltshire Survey - Impact Report

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    This impact report outlines our findings across Swindon and Wiltshire after we surveyed older people to better understand people’s experiences in later life, in partnership with Age UK Wiltshire.

  4. Moredon Medical Centre and IMH Hub Enter and View report January 2019

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    This was an unannounced Enter and View visit to Moredon Medical Centre/GP surgery and to the IMH telephone contact centre/hub.

  5. Healthwatch Swindon Quarter 3 Report - 2018/19

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    Find out about the campaigns and projects we have been working on from October to December 2018.

  6. Ridge Green Medical Practice Enter and View report - February 2019

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    This enter and view visit was carried out with volunteers from Swindon Advocacy Movement and is part of our quality checkers project, which looks at health and social care services from the perspective of someone with a learning disability.

  7. Health Based Place of Safety Impact Report - March 2019

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    The aim of this survey was to gather feedback from service users who had been taken to the Health Based Place of Safety in Devizes following the temporary closure of the facility in Swindon and Wiltshire.

  8. Ambience Dental Practice Enter and View report - March 2019

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    This enter and view visit was carried out with volunteers from Swindon Advocacy Movement and is part of our quality checkers project, which looks at health and social care services from the perspective of someone with a learning disability.

  9. Patient Participation Forum - March 2019 Meeting Notes

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    Take a look at our meeting notes and presentation slides from our Patient Participation Group Forum held at Sanford House on 13 March 2019.

  10. Health Based Place of Safety in Devizes gets positive reviews from people detained there under the Mental Health Act

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    After receiving negative publicity because of the temporary closure of the Place of Safety facilities in Swindon and Wiltshire, Swindon Clinical Commissioning Group appointed Healthwatch Swindon, with the support of Healthwatch Wiltshire, to speak to people who have stayed there to find what they really thought of the Devizes facility.

  11. World Health Day 2019

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  12. Maternal mental health awareness month 2019

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  13. Make May purple

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  14. Mental health awareness week 2019

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  15. Dying matters awareness week

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  16. Learning disability awareness week

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  17. Dementia action week 2019

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  18. Registering with your GP: understanding your rights

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    People have told us they can have problems registering with a GP. This article explains more about your rights and what do to if you are refused the right to register.

  19. Healthwatch Swindon Quarter 4 Report - 2018/19

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    Find out about the work we've carried out in January 2019 to April 2019.

  20. Advisory Group Meeting Minutes April 2019

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

  21. Patient Participation Forum - May 2019 Meeting Notes

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    Take a look at our meeting notes from our Patient Participation Group Forum held at Sanford House on 2 May 2019.

  22. Quality Checkers Enter and View Reports: August 2018 - April 2019

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    This is a brief final report about nine quality checking Enter and View visits to GP practices and dental surgeries in Swindon undertaken by supported volunteers with learning disabilities.

  23. Carers Rights Day

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  24. Self care week

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  25. International Volunteer Day

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  26. National Stress Awareness Day

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  27. World Hospice and Palliative Care Day

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  28. World Homelessness Day

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  29. National Eye Health Week

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  30. World Suicide Prevention Day

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  31. Men's Health Week

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  32. World Diabetes Day

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  33. Sexual Health Week

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  34. International Day of Older Persons

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  35. Do you need help getting to hospital?

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    Find out what support is available to help you travel to your hospital appointments.

  36. World Alzheimer’s Day

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  37. Organ donation week

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  38. Baby loss awareness week

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  39. World Mental Health Day

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  40. Have your say

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  41. E-zec Medical Transport Services provide non-emergency patient transport across BaNES, Swindon, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire

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    From 1 June 2019 the non-emergency patient transport service in Bath and North East Somerset, Gloucestershire, Swindon and Wiltshire will be provided by E-zec Medical Transport Services - a family run company focused on delivering high quality, safe, effective transportation for patients to and from a healthcare setting.

  42. Thinking about end of life care for you and your family

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    End of life care is support for people who are in the last months or years of their life. The guidance on the NHS website helps you know what to expect, how to plan ahead and how to manage your day to day decisions.

  43. CQC place urgent conditions on Swindon’s Moreden Medical Centre

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    After a recent inspection the Care Quality Commission has placed Moredon Medical Centre in special measures. Read more.

  44. Our Health, Our Future

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    Our Health, Our Future is a collaborative campaign coordinated by Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire CCGs on behalf of the wider STP which encourages people living in the three regions to reflect on their own experiences of healthcare and look at how services can be improved for the future.

  45. Our annual report highlights barriers that people with learning disabilities face accessing health services

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    As health and social care champion, we have been supporting people with learning disabilities by visiting GP and dental practices in Swindon to assess how the services meet their needs. Read more.

  46. Eldene Surgery & The Phoenix Surgery - CQC reports

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    Eldene Surgery and The Phoenix Surgery rated as 'Inadequate' by the Care Quality Commission after a recent inspection. Read more.

  47. Criticism of moving Swindon's walk-in health centre

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    Moving an NHS walk-in health centre to Great Western Hospital will disadvantage the very people it was meant to serve, says a senior councillor. Read more.

  48. NHS Swindon CCG is seeking views from people who have used the Walk-in Centre Service

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    NHS Swindon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is currently seeking the views of people who have used the Walk-in Centre service based at the Swindon NHS Health Centre in Islington Street in the town centre in the past 12 months.