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Read our annual report for 2015/16 to find out about the work we've done and our plans for the year ahead. -
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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. -
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Find out about the work we've carried out from October 2019 to January 2020. -
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As part of the #DeclareYourCare campaign, this month people with a learning disability or autism, their family, carers and advocates are being encouraged to feedback on care. Find out more. -
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Parents, carers and others looking after children across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire are being advised not to let worries about coronavirus delay them from seeking medical help this Easter. Read more. -
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Late in 2019 we invited bids from non-profit organisations in Swindon for a small amount of funding to undertake a survey with their contacts or members.Swindon SEND Families Voices was one of the recipients of this fund. Find out more. -
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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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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. -
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A survey to explore the views and experiences of professionals and families who support children and young people with SEND in the local area has launched for the second year running. -
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The twelfth 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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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To date, over 30 million people in the UK have received their first dose of the vaccine. But as this is a phased rollout - what does that mean for you and your loved ones in light of new variants of COVID? -
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Following a recent inspection, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a report today on the forensic inpatient and secure wards at Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust at its Fromeside site. -
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A new online youth club has launched to combat social isolation by encouraging young people of all ages to interact, have fun, and care for their mental wellbeing. -
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Across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire, unpaid carers aged between 18 and 64 are now being invited for a Covid-19 Vaccination. -
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An inspection of Abbey Meads Surgery, and Moredon Medical Centre by the Care Quality Commission in February 2021, has resulted in the rating of 'Requires Improvement' overall for both services after it found concerns over the quality of their care. -
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In this month's news you can hear what we have been up to and find out about some of the great resources currently available. -
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All the latest information for the New Year. -
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The Local Offer is the “go to” website for residents in Swindon with a support need, enabling adults, children, young people and families to access information and advice on education, health and care services to help empower them. -
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This report focuses on the findings of a survey and engagement looking at the experiences of unpaid carers across Swindon and Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES) localities.
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Please find this months Health & Care Digest. From Time To Talk to how you can help improve doctor - patient communication and where to meet us this month.
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Many people who provide unpaid care are unaware of their rights. Find out more about the help and support you are entitled to. -
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This month we share how to have your say along with details about Trauma Breakthrough and how they are supporting trauma survivors. All this and more in Your January News. -
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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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Read our annual report for 2017/18 to find out about the work we've done and our plans for the year ahead. -
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Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed. -
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Find out what support is available to help you travel to your hospital appointments. -
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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. -
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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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Find out about the work we've carried out in January 2019 to April 2019. -
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Find out about the campaigns and projects we have been working on from October to December 2018. -
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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. -
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Read our annual report for 2017/18 to find out about the work we've done and our plans for the year ahead. -
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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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Read our annual report for 2013/14 to find out about the work we've done and our plans for the year ahead. -
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We wanted to find out if the dental system works for all who use it, as well as speaking to those who are not having their needs met. -
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This is a snapshot report of NHS England Patient Registration Confirmation Exercise relating to GP practices -
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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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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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.
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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Take a look at our meeting notes from our Patient Participation Group Forum held at Sanford House on 19 November 2018. -
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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 23 May 2018.