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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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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. -
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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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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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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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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. -
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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. -
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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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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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Find out about the work we've carried out from July 2019 to October 2019. -
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Alliance of local and national care organisations calls on the South West to give feedback to shape future care. Read more. -
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Find out about the work we have carried out from April 2020 to July 2020 in our Quarter 1 report . Read more. -
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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). -
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In this month's newsletter, we will be sharing the BSW CCG video - COVID-19 one year on, the Department of Health and Social Care's launch of a campaign to improve the health and wellbeing of women's health, and much more. -
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As of 1 April 2021, VoiceAbility has been awarded the advocacy contract to support people in Swindon to make complaints about care or treatment they have received from the NHS. -
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Read our annual report for 2021/22 and find out about all the engagement and conversations had by our team and our wonderful volunteers throughout the year. -
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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. -
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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.