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?

  16. 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.

  17. 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.

  18. 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.

  19. Do you need help getting to hospital?

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    Find out what support is available to help you travel to your hospital appointments.

  20. 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.

  21. Healthwatch Swindon Quarter 4 Report - 2018/19

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    Find out about the work we've carried out in January 2019 to April 2019.

  22. Age UK Wiltshire Survey - Impact Report

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    This impact report outlines our findings across Swindon and Wiltshire after we surveyed older people to better understand people’s experiences in later life, in partnership with Age UK Wiltshire.

  23. Healthwatch Swindon Quarter 3 Report - 2018/19

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    Find out about the campaigns and projects we have been working on from October to December 2018.

  24. Quality Checkers Enter and View Reports: August 2018 - April 2019

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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.

  25. Swindon Polish Catholic Mission Survey

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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.

  26. Annual Report 2015/16

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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.

  27. Annual Report 2014/15

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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.

  28. Annual Report 2013/14

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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.

  29. Ridge Green Medical Practice Enter and View report - February 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.

  30. Old Town Surgery January 2019 Enter and View report

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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.

  31. 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).

  32. 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.

  33. Patient Participation Forum - May 2019 Meeting Notes

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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.

  34. Patient Participation Forum - March 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 13 March 2019.

  35. Patient Participation Forum - January 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 14 January 2019.

  36. Patient Participation Forum - November 2018 Meeting Notes

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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.

  37. Patient Participation Forum - May 2018 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 23 May 2018.

  38. Patient Participation Forum - January 2018 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 10 January 2018.

  39. Patient Participation Forum - September 2018 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 10 September 2018.

  40. Patient Participation Forum - October 2017 Meeting Notes

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    Take a look at our meeting notes from our Patient Participation Group Forum held at Sanford House on 27 October 2017.
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  41. Patient Participation Forum - June 2017 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 12 June 2017.

  42. Patient Participation Forum - April 2017 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 5 April 2017.

  43. Patient Participation Forum - February 2017 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 9 February 2017.

  44. 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.

  45. 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.

  46. Euro Dental Quality Checkers Enter and View Report - 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.

  47. 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.

  48. Hermitage Surgery Quality Checkers Enter and View Report - November 2018

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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.

  49. Park Lane Practice Quality Checkers Enter and View Report - October 2018

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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.