1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Moredon Medical Centre and IMH Hub Enter and View report January 2019

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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.

  7. 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.

  8. Latest CQC inspection reports for Swindon area rate services as 'Good'

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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.

  9. Care Quality Commission (CQC) Inspections

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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.

  10. Share your views on health and care in Swindon

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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.

  11. Healthwatch Goes Live

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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.

  12. Healthwatch Swindon Quarter 3 Report - 2019/20

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    Find out about the work we've carried out from October 2019 to January 2020.

  13. Healthwatch Swindon Quarter 2 Report - 2019/20

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    Find out about the work we've carried out from July 2019 to October 2019.

  14. Declare Your Care Campaign

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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.

  15. Over 60% of people in the South West ready to help improve health and social care after coronavirus

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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.

  16. Healthwatch Swindon Quarter 1 Report - 2020/21

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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.

  17. COVID-19 Insight Report

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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.

  18. NHS acknowledge delays on complaint responses in light of COVID pressures

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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).

  19. Healthwatch Swindon News Bites March 2021

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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.

  20. VoiceAbility launches new NHS complaints advocacy service in Swindon

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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.

  21. Annual Report 2021/22

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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.

  22. Our Local NHS Complaints process is changing!

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    All change !

  23. Your December News

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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.

  24. Annual Report 2018/19

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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.

  25. Separate clinics for patients with and without coronavirus symptoms help people to continue accessing care and treatment

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    People needing GP services across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire will soon be advised to visit a specific clinic depending on whether or not they are showing symptoms of coronavirus. Find out what this means for you.

  26. Covid-19: Supporting Swindon

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    We are carefully following Government-issued guidance about how we should be working during the Covid-19 pandemic to make sure that our staff and volunteers are safe and to ensure our service can still run to support Swindon. Read more.

  27. Organisations to help you during COVID-19

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    If you need additional support during the COVID-19 outbreak Swindon Borough Council have put together a resources page for local residents. Read more.

  28. Parents and carers urged not to put off seeking medical help amid anxieties about coronavirus

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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.

  29. I'm experiencing domestic abuse - where can I go for support?

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    With a surge in cases of domestic violence because of the Covid-19 lockdown we have put together some information about where you can get information and support. Read more.

  30. Nightingale Hospital Bristol

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    NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI) South West region has asked North Bristol NHS Trust to oversee the new NHS Nightingale Hospital Bristol alongside its existing group of hospitals. Read more.

  31. Knitting hearts with GWH to help those who lose loved ones

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    If you are looking at ways in which you can support people in Swindon who have lost loved ones to COVID-19 you could join Nurse Laura Kirby-Deacon from Great Western Hospital by knitting them a heart. Find out more.

  32. Planning care at the end of life

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    We explain why it’s important to have a plan in place, should you or a loved one become critically ill with coronavirus.

  33. COVID-19 MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TODAY

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    THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE SUPPORT NEW EVERY MIND MATTERS ADVICE FOR LOOKING AFTER MENTAL WELLBEING

  34. Drive-thru appointments, home visits and video calls keep GP practices open during coronavirus pandemic

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    Drive-thru GP appointments are just one of a number of initiatives helping practices in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire to continue providing much-needed care to local communities throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Read more.

  35. Autism Friendly Swindon Newsletter April 2020

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    Coronavirus has brought about huge changes and disruption to all our lives, which may particularly affect people living with autism. Swindon Borough Councils' April newsletter is intended to provide some useful information to help you. Read more.

  36. Talk to us - we're here to help

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    NHS and social care staff are doing everything they can to keep us well during this crisis, but there might be things that can be improved. We want to hear from you about your experiences of care during COVID-19 to help make things better.

  37. New NHS Nightingale Hospital Bristol opens

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    Less than three weeks since work started, NHS Nightingale Hospital Bristol opens today. Based at University of West of England Frenchay campus, it will provide up to 300 intensive care beds for coronavirus patients, if local services need them.

  38. Local doctors urge people to continue accessing healthcare as and when they need it

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    New data shows a considerable drop in the number of people coming forward to ask their GP for help and advice during the coronavirus outbreak. Read more.

  39. Changes to community maternity services agreed as CCG continues to respond to current coronavirus challenge

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    Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group has today agreed a set of recommendations that will maintain the health and wellbeing of mums-to-be during the current coronavirus outbreak. Read more.

  40. Local ‘backline’ healthcare staff volunteer to deliver urgent and end-of-life prescriptions during lockdown

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    Non-clinical staff at Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Clinical Group are offering a helping hand to community nursing teams in Swindon and Wiltshire by delivering urgent and end-of-life medicines direct to people’s homes.

  41. Key messages about maternity services during COVID-19

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    We appreciate this is a worrying time for pregnant women and mums who have recently had their baby. We want to ensure we give you the latest information about how we have had to change our services to keep everyone safe. Find out more.

  42. Learning Disability Hospital Passport and Guidance

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    The Grab and Go form gives doctor and nurses important information about a patient who has a learning disability or autism if they have to be admitted to hospital because of COVID-19. Find out more.

  43. GPs spell out the best way to get NHS help over the Spring bank holiday weekend

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    GP practices across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire will be reducing their opening hours this bank holiday weekend, but local people are being reassured that the NHS is still on hand to provide help where it’s needed. Read more.

  44. South Swindon MP asks friends and family to help seniors avoid loneliness in lockdown

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    Avoiding loneliness is one of the most important things people who may be totally shielding can do during lockdown, say Swindon Seniors Forum and MP Robert Buckland. Read more.

  45. GP video appointments help thousands of patients in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire

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    Thousands of patients in B&NES Swindon and Wiltshire are now benefiting from video-based appointments, as well as patient care delivered remotely by GPs and other primary care staff, thanks to the combined efforts of NHS organisations in the region.

  46. We must do all we can to combat health inequalities

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    Read our response to evidence from Public Health England that COVID-19 is having a disproportionate impact on people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities.

  47. COVID-19 has disproportionately affected Black and Asian people according to latest PHE report. Tell us your experience

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    Share your story to help services learn and improve from the experiences of people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds during COVID-19.

  48. Healthwatch Swindon Quarter 4 Report - 2019/20

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    Find out about the work we have carried out from January 2020 to March 2020.

  49. New guidance: Preventing infection in hospitals

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    FROM TODAY, HOSPITAL VISITORS AND OUTPATIENTS NEED TO WEAR FACE COVERINGS