1. 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.

  2. More Clinical Pharmacists set to boost GP services for patients and practices

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    Nearly 34 million patients will benefit from improved GP services as NHS England boosts the number of surgery-based clinical pharmacists that can offer expert medication and treatment.

  3. What is an Annual Health Check?

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    Mencap, the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Learning Disabilities Observatory have worked together to create an Easy Read leaflet explaining what an annual health check is.

  4. SpeakUp2020: Share your views and help make the NHS better

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    New campaign calls on Swindon residents to share to their experiences of NHS services to help make care better for all.

  5. Plan reveals local health and care priorities for next five years

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    Helping people in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire to stay healthy and independent in old age will be a top priority for local health and care leaders over the next five years. Read more.

  6. Dementia charity launches Musical Tea month

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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.

  7. Age UK to celebrate delivery of 12,000 hot meals to the elderly through new social enterprise

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    In March this year, Age UK launched a pre-planned start-up social enterprise called Meals + with just a single customer, oven, freezer, and delivery vehicle. This week they will deliver their 12,000th hot meal.

  8. Government launch a consultation to raise accessibility standards on new homes

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    The importance of suitable homes for older and disabled people has been recognised by the launch of a government consultation to raise accessibility standards for new homes.

    The consultation will run until 11:45 pm on 1 December 2020.

  9. Ventilation key component in reducing spread of COVID-19 government film reveals

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    A new short film released by the government shows how coronavirus lingers in enclosed spaces, and how to keep your home ventilated.

  10. Homecare workers to be tested weekly for COVID-19

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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.

  11. Extremely vulnerable offered free sunshine vitamin to help them through the Winter

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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.

  12. Local health and care organisations to partner up to improve patient experience

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    NHS England and Improvement (NHSEI) has announced that Health and care organisations in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW) are to join up as they meet the criteria to become an integrated care system.

  13. Shielding for the clinically extremely vulnerable to stop from 1st April

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    More than 3.79 million clinically extremely vulnerable people in England will be informed they are no longer advised to shield from Thursday 1 April 2021.

  14. Good News

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    Help us spread a little Joy and share your Good News Story.

  15. What should you expect from home care services?

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    The number of people being cared for in their own homes is increasing but what should you expect from home care services?