matt lenny
Listening to the public is key to understanding their health needs - insight into Public Health's local priorities
Healthwatch will be working with the local Public Health directors to ensure more people are able to access the services they need to stay fit and well. Healthwatch is helping to inform the public of this work to mark Self Care Week (November 18-24).
14 November 2019
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shine on
New suicide prevention campaign Shine On launches in Bristol area
An awareness campaign to help tackle the higher than average suicide rates in the Bristol area launched yesterday (Thursday).
12 November 2019
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Elderly man and woman talking together at a Healthwatch event
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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Bench jackie
New bench to raise awareness of mental health is a conversation starter
A bench called Clevedon’s Talking Point has been living up to is name and has been attracting a lot of interest from seafront walkers. It was erected to coincide with Mental Health Day on October 10th.
8 November 2019
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autistic society
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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Oliver training
New autism training programme to be rolled out following death of Bristol teenager
New autism training is to be given to NHS staff after the death of a Bristol teenager who was given drugs against his parents’ wishes.
6 November 2019
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BNSSG
Grab your chance to speak up to make a difference to healthcare
Your views are being sought to make sure health services actually meet the needs of patients in the Bristol, North Somerset and South Glos area.
5 November 2019
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sirona
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 AGM who spoke about how the not-for-profit organisation will work across a population of just under a million people to deliver adult community services.
30 October 2019
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John Rose
Volunteering with Healthwatch can involve taking patient's views to decision-makers.
Our volunteer John Rose explains how his volunteer role with Healthwatch 3 is a catalyst for getting patients' views heard at top-level meetings at Southmead Hospital. Why not volunteer for Healthwatch Bristol to help put people at the heart of decision-making?
30 October 2019
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AGM pic
A bigger focus - we want to hear from people all over our new region.
Come and hear what the newly-named Healthwatch 3 (Bristol, North Somerset and South Glos) has been up to over the last year – and our plans to strengthen the patient voice to make a difference to services in Bristol and South Glos.
24 October 2019
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Bristol annual report
Bristol Annual Report 2018/2019
During 2018/2019 our work included a year-long study of emotional health and wellbeing in the city of Bristol and we worked with 300 medical students looking at the 3Ds - disability, disadvantage and discrimination.
24 October 2019
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mind matters
Every Mind Matters - campaign to help people think about mental health
Patients are being encouraged to give a thought to their mental health, with a new campaign launched by Public Health England (PHE) and the NHS.
11 October 2019
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