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Healthwatch joins the City Gathering to help make Bristol a better place to live

Our Area Manager, Vicky Marriott, very much enjoyed being part of the biggest ever City Gathering held in Bristol.

14 January 2020

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GP survey to help people get better access to the care they need

Practice makes perfect – do you want a more convenient GP service that fits around you? Feedback on how easy you are finding it to get an appointment at your local surgery in this survey from the local clinical commissioning...

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A weighty issue - a whole city approach to change lives for the better

A healthier outlook - our team is joining next month's discussion to help improve diet and lifestyle habits in Bristol.

11 December 2019

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NHS Long Term Plan Report

We asked the public how they would spend the government's £20 million a year investment into the NHS over the next 10 years to improve services locally #WhatWouldYouDo?

12 November 2019

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Two out of three people not getting autism support - new figures confirm Healthwatch's own findings

Two out of three adults are not getting the support they need for autism spectrum disorders according to new figures. The findings are similar to what Bristol patients told us in a recent Healthwatch survey.

7 November 2019

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Listening to patients is key to getting healthcare right - was the message at our AGM

The newly-named Healthwatch 3 (Bristol, North Somerset and South Glos) heard how patients' experiences can really make a difference to large organisations. We welcomed the Chief Executive of Sirona, Janet Rowse, to our...

30 October 2019

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Healthwatch to gather feedback on how mental health services are working

Julie met Margaret Price, the carers support lead at Rethink Mental Illness in Bristol, to discuss how HW Bristol could give voice to those in the city with mental health issues and to those who support them at home.

18 February 2020

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Merger said to be in best interest of patients

Eastville Medical Practice and Maytrees Medical Practice have applied to merge from April 2020. They told us “As a larger practice we would have the opportunity to better meet the needs of our populations."

12 February 2020

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Bristol Homeless Project is ship shape

Flat chance - Healthwatch is supporting an unlikely solution to Bristol's homeless - providing accommodation from shipping containers. A new community is taking shape which is being managed by Help Bristol's Homeless.

11 February 2020

Latest reports and publications

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NHS Long Term Plan Report

12 November 2019

We asked the public how they would spend the government's £20...

Bristol annual report

Bristol Annual Report 2018/2019

24 October 2019

During 2018/2019 our work included a year-long study of emotional...

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Our privacy statement

28 September 2019

Here is the Healthwatch Bristol Privacy Policy which explains our...

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Our Enter and View policy

28 September 2019

Here is our guide to Enter and View; Healthwatch Bristol's...