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Have your say: treatment for the menopause
Hot flushes, migraines, mood changes - symptoms of the menopause and perimenopause can have a huge impact on your life. We've heard mixed feedback from those who have tried to access NHS treatment. Good or bad, please share your experience with us.
29 July 2022
News
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Disabled people being left behind due to a lack of accessible healthcare information
Disabled people and people with sensory loss have a legal right to get health and social care information in a way that's accessible for them. Yet Healthwatch England has found one in five people struggle to understand the information they receive.
25 July 2022
News
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The public agenda for our next Prioritisation Panel on August 17
See how we work out the main health and care priorities for Bristol from your feedback. Our meeting at 3:30pm on August 17 is where we action your comments or concerns with providers to ensure what you tell us makes a difference.
25 July 2022
News
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What is Enter and View?
As a local Healthwatch, we are able to visit health and social care services (such as hospitals and GP surgeries) and see them in action. This is called 'Enter and View'. Our goal is to identify what's working well, and where improvements are needed.
18 July 2022
Advice and Information
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Improving the hospital discharge process for patients
After collating the experiences of experiences of people involved with hospital discharges, local NHS leaders have pledged clearer information, better communication with patients and carers, and £17m investment into the discharge to assess model.
13 July 2022
Response
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Report: dignity in hospital care
Everyone receiving care in hospital should be treated with respect and dignity. We asked hospital staff and older patients who had recently had a stay in a Bristol hospital to tell us about their experience of care and what dignity means to them.
5 July 2022
Report
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Have your say: what keeps you happy, healthy and well?
That’s the question being asked by the new Integrated Care System (ICS) for Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, as it launches a wide-ranging public engagement exercise to shape priorities for health and care in the years ahead.
4 July 2022
Advice and Information
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Annual Report 2021/2022
Your feedback helps us influence positive change and encourages the improvement of local NHS health and social care services. Take a look at everything we've been up to throughout 2021/2022.
29 June 2022
Report
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Introducing Health Click: free digital skills workshops to help you manage your health online
Learn about the NHS app, how to order prescriptions, view test results, book GP appointments, and access online consultations at one of our free digital skills workshops. You'll receive 1:1 support and be able to ask questions.
28 June 2022
Advice and Information
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Bristol Prioritisation Panel May 2022 - minutes
Read the minutes of our May 4 2022 Prioritisation Panel, when we came together to discuss the health and social care issues you've raised, and what Healthwatch Bristol can do to bring about change.
1 June 2022
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Report: hospital discharge to ongoing care
We've collated the experiences of 141 patients, families, carers, and NHS staff involved with the hospital discharge process. More than 75% of respondents said they felt delays in admission or discharge had a negative psychological effect.
25 May 2022
Report
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"This is another scandal where it’s clear that lessons from past tragedies haven’t been learnt" - Healthwatch England's response to the Ockenden review
Healthwatch England has responded to the Independent Review of Maternity Services at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, led by Donna Ockenden. The review examined almost 1,600 clinical incidents and found repeated failures in care.
13 May 2022
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