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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 2015/16 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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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 October 2019 to January 2020. -
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Find out about the work we've carried out from July 2019 to October 2019. -
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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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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 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 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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All change ! -
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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. -
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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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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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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 April 2019 to July 2019.