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. Healthwatch calls on health professionals in Swindon to make more space for new parents to talk about their mental health

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    Independent health and social care champion Swindon is calling on local services to make more space for new parents in Swindon to talk about their mental health.

  3. Proposal to transform local maternity services reaches final decision stage

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    The decision on a proposal to transform maternity services across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire will be made at the joint Governing Bodies meeting in common for the three Clinical Commissioning Groups on 16 January 2020.

  4. Proposal to transform local maternity services is approved

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    The joint Governing Bodies of Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Groups (BSW CCGs) today approved a proposal to improve and modernise maternity services across the region.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. Maternity Voices Partnership Plus Survey - B&NES, Swindon & Wiltshire

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    B&NES, Swindon and Wiltshire Maternity Voices Partnership want to gather the views of pregnant women and those who have had their babies with a survey they are running. They will share the findings with local maternity services. Find out more.

  9. New quiet room at Great Western Hospital to provide space for families to think and reflect

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    A new quiet room has opened at the Great Western Hospital to provide a calming space for families to receive and understand potentially upsetting news about their pregnancy journeys and baby’s.

  10. Maternity support during COVID-19

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    Read about how coronavirus could affect you, your baby and your pregnancy care.

  11. Opening Doors - a Conversation About Covid-19 Vaccination in Pregnancy

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    Save the date in your diary!

  12. Healthwatch Swindon News Bites December 2021

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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.

  13. Good News

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

  14. Tell us your story of maternal mental health care

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    Pregnancy is a major life event for any family. It can be joyful and fulfilling but also challenging. We’re launching a national survey to understand if care works for new mothers and birthing parents. Share your story.

  15. Six-week postnatal check for new mums – Q&A

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    What is the six-week postnatal check for new mothers and why it’s important that you attend it? In this advice piece, we cover all the basic questions you may have about it.

  16. Six-week postnatal checks are failing many new mothers

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    Deep-dive analysis of experiences of 2,693 new mothers and birthing parents shows that six-week postnatal checks – required of GPs in England - are failing many new mothers. We call for action.

  17. Maternal mental health: The changes your feedback made possible

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    Your experiences of maternal mental health care continue to shape NHS services, with NHS England recently announcing improvements to maternity and neo-natal services.

  18. Stories from new mothers: the importance of good communication

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    The commitment to personalised care has been a cornerstone of NHS policy on maternity care for many years. A crucial part of personalised care is good communication, listening and agreeing on actions together. In this blog, we share new mothers' stories highlighting the role of communication and choice.

  19. Enter and View - Maternity Services at Great Western Hospital

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    We visited the Maternity Services at Great Western Hospital on 19th February 2024.

    Our Enter and View visits are a way that we can gather information about services and collect views of service users, staff and volunteers.

    Following on from our visit we have made some recommendations to the service provider based on the feedback we have received and what we observed.

  20. 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.

  21. 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.

  22. 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.

  23. 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.

  24. 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.

  25. 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.

  26. 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.

  27. 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.

  28. 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.

  29. 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.

  30. 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.

  31. 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.

  32. 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.

  33. 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.

  34. 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.

  35. 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.

  36. 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).

  37. 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.

  38. 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.

  39. 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.

  40. Our Local NHS Complaints process is changing!

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    All change !

  41. 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.

  42. 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.