1. Healthwatch Swindon Quarter 1 Report - 2019/20

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    Find out about the work we've carried out from April 2019 to July 2019.

  2. The Orchards Care Home Enter and View Report - July 2019

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    We carried out an announced Enter and View visit to The Orchards Residential Home in July 2019.

  3. Annual Report 2018/19

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    Read our annual report for 2018/19 and find out about all the work carried out by our team and our wonderful volunteers in Swindon throughout the year.

  4. NHS Long Term Plan

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    What changes do people want to make to local NHS services? Read our report to find out what people were telling us in Swindon.

  5. What should you expect when it comes to care for your teeth?

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    Four questions staff should ask you or a loved one about your oral health if you’re a care home resident, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence quick guide.

  6. Primary Care Networks

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    Primary Care Networks are a key part of the NHS Long Term Plan. They bring together general practices so that they can work together at scale so that they can share costs, provide more services to patients and integrate health and care.

  7. Your wish lists for health and care services in Swindon revealed

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    Hundreds of people in Bath & North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire have shared their views on how to improve NHS health services where they live.

  8. What can you expect when you’re discharged from hospital?

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    It’s vital that when it’s time for you to leave hospital, you have all the medication, information and support in place to help you keep getting better.

  9. Abbey Meads Medical Group - CQC Report

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    Abbey Meads Medical Group rated as 'Inadequate' by the Care Quality Commission after a recent inspection. Read more.

  10. Public meetings give people chance to hear more about IMH involvement with local primary care

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    Swindon Clinical Commissioning Group will hold two public meetings next month to give local people the chance to learn more about how five GP practices became involved with the Integral Medical Holdings (IMH) Group.

  11. Advisory Group Meeting Minutes August 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 August 2019.

  12. Three local NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups take steps to become one organisation

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    Three groups responsible for the planning, buying and monitoring of health services in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire could become one single organisation as soon as April 2020.

  13. Great Western Hospital pioneers new approach to caring for older patients

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    A more specialist approach to caring for the hospital's oldest patients has improved the quality of care and waiting times. Read more about the approach and its results.

  14. Working at Mental Health and Wellbeing - Elizabeth Blackwell Institute Annual Public Lecture 2019

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  15. Carers Cuppa - Wroughton Health Centre

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  16. Public Meetings - IMH update from the CCG

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  17. Public Meetings - IMH update from the CCG

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  18. Healthwatch Swindon Patient Participation Group Forum (September 2019)

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  19. Carers Cuppa - Wroughton Health Centre

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  20. Carers Cuppa - Wroughton Health Centre

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  21. Swindon Borough Council Adults' Health, Adults' Care and Housing Overview and Scrutiny Committee

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  22. Carers Cuppa - Highworth Westrop Surgery

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  23. The Care Forum AGM and Annual Conference

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  24. Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust Annual General Meeting

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  25. AWP Specialist Autism Diagnostic Service

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  26. Carers Cuppa - Ashington House Surgery

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  27. Children's Health, Social Care and Education Overview and Scrutiny Committee

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  28. Carers Cuppa - Grange Drive Leisure Centre

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  29. Carers Cuppa - Highworth Westrop Surgery

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  30. Swindon Seniors Forum - Annual General Meeting 2019

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  31. Carers Cuppa - Ashington House Surgery

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  32. Carers Cuppa - Grange Drive Leisure Centre

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  33. Swindon Borough Council Adults' Health, Adults' Care and Housing Overview and Scrutiny Committee

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  34. Carers Cuppa - Wroughton Health Centre

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  35. Carers Cuppa - Highworth Westrop Surgery

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  36. Carers Rights Day

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  37. Royal Voluntary Service - Craft & Gardening Sessions

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    Royal Voluntary Service (Wiltshire) is excited to announce their new weekly craft and gardening sessions in partnership with Therapeutic Work In Gardening Swindon (TWIGS).

  38. New online appointment tool to improve patient experience at the Great Western Hospital

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    Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is introducing local patients to a new online appointment service, aiming to improve patient experience and reduce the number of missed appointments.

  39. First of new providers for five GP practices in Swindon announced

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    Swindon Clinical Commissioning Group is able to announce the first of the new providers that will offer long-term support to the GP practices previously involved with the Integral Medical Holdings (IMH) Group.

  40. Update on new providers for five IMH practices

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    Following the announcement of Integrated Medical Holding's (IMH) withdrawal, the CCG provided the five practices with practical support to keep services running as close to normal as possible. Since then new providers have been allocated to several of the practices. Find out more.

  41. Patient Participation Forum - September 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 4 September 2019.

  42. Healthwatch calls on health professionals in Swindon to make more space for new parents to talk about their mental health

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    Independent health and social care champion Swindon is calling on local services to make more space for new parents in Swindon to talk about their mental health.

  43. Ashbury Lodge Care Home Enter and View Report - September 2019

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    We carried out an announced Enter and View visit to Ashbury Lodge Care Home in September 2019.

  44. Boobs, Balls or Bums? Let’s Talk About Cancer

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    Old Town Surgery, together with Nationwide Building Society, are holding an event on Tuesday 5 November giving advice on coping with cancer. Read more.

  45. Eldene Surgery patients invited to meet GP practice’s new provider

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    Patients of Eldene Surgery will have the chance to say hello to their GP practice’s new provider organisation at a drop-in event next month. Find out more here.

  46. Healthwatch Swindon Advisory Group

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    Each quarter we meet with our Advisory Group to decide which areas in health and social care we should focus on. This is a vital part of Healthwatch because it ensures we are independent and that the work we do is informed by members of the public.

  47. One volunteer’s philosophy: Get involved. Do good. Help others.

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    One of our longest-standing volunteers, Norma Thompson, talks about the reasons why she chose to become a volunteer.

  48. 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.