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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. -
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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. -
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This impact report outlines our findings after we spoke to members of the Swindon Polish community to ask their views of health and social care and accessing services. -
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Read our annual report for 2014/15 to find out about the work we've done and our plans for the year ahead. -
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We carried out an announced Enter and View visit to The Orchards Residential Home in July 2019. -
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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). -
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We carried out an announced Enter and View visit to Ashbury Lodge Care Home in September 2019. -
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We carried out an announced Enter and View visit to Seahorses Care Home in November 2019 with our team of volunteers. Read more. -
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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. -
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In 2019 the Commissioning Support Unit carried out a review of special care dentistry in the South West and asked local Healthwatch to help carry out a survey of patients using this service in each local area. Find out more about the work we did. -
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In April we launched out COVID-19 insight survey inviting Swindon residents to tell us their experiences of accessing health and social care during the pandemic. Find out what people told us. -
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In the UK alone, more than 920,000 people are living with dementia. The Alzheimer's Society expects this to rise to over a million by 2024. Monday 17 May sees the launch of Dementia Action Week. We look at what's on offer and how you can help?
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Receiving a dementia diagnosis can be a life-changing event, but knowing what support is available to you and what steps to take next can help you or a loved one process the diagnosis and plan for the future. -
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Swindon Healthwatch and First City have worked together to understand what the people of Swindon think about the future of community care, now, next year and next decade. -
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My Voice Matters is ensuring the voice of people with diverse lived experiences & backgrounds are heard.
We are proud to be able to give the opportunity for seldom heard voices to be heard by providers & wider organisations in their own words. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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One of our longest-standing volunteers, Norma Thompson, talks about the reasons why she chose to become a volunteer. -
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We take protecting your privacy seriously. Read our privacy policy which explains what we do with your personal information. -
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The General Data Protection Regulation is coming and we are getting ready. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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 November 2018. -
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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 September 2018. -
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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 July 2018. -
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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 July 2018. -
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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 March 2018. -
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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 February 2018. -
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A GP shortfall could be partly plugged by recruits from abroad -
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The CQC has carried out a number of visits to health and social services in Swindon recently. Read on to find out where they went and to read the reports with their findings. -
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Our core function is to speak to members of the public about their experiences of health and Social care in Swindon. We share five ways that you can tell us about your views. -
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We are part of The Care Forum and are focused on providing the residents of Swindon with a high quality service. This Complaints Procedure forms part of The Care Forum’s commitment to this. -
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From 1 April 2013 we will be working to represent the views of the public around health and social care in Swindon. -
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Sir Robert Francis QC has been appointed today as the new Chair of Healthwatch England, the independent champion for people who use health and social care. -
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We are always looking for volunteers to join our team. Read more to find out about our Enter and View volunteer roles. -
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We are always looking for volunteers to join our team. Read more to find out about our Ambassador volunteer roles. -
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We are always looking for volunteers to join our team. Read more to find out about our volunteer roles. -
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We are always looking for volunteers to join our team. Read more to find out about our Advisory Group volunteer roles. -
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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. -
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Each year we send out a stakeholder survey inviting the people we work with across Swindon, such as commissioners, volunteers and other third sector organisations, to take part and give feedback on how well we are delivering our service. Read more. -
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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 in Swindon. Read our meeting minutes from October 2019. -
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What is our 'Community Pot' fund and how can you apply for it? Find out more here. -
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Find out about the work we've carried out from October 2019 to January 2020. -
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Find out about the work we've carried out from April 2019 to July 2019. -
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Find out about the work we've carried out from July 2019 to October 2019. -
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We are carefully following Government-issued guidance about how we should be working during the Covid-19 pandemic to make sure that our staff and volunteers are safe and to ensure our service can still run to support Swindon. Read more.
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We have awarded part of our community pot fund to Parkinson’s Swindon & District and Swindon SEND Families Voice. Both organisations have started their engagement to gather the views of their members on health and social care. Find out more. -
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The first fortnightly news sheet from the Safeguarding Partnership is ready to read. The news sheet provides a selection of news and information from the last two weeks of partnership activity. Read more.