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Helping people cope with sudden bereavement
Sudden is a charity who help people struggling from bereavement. They can help families in many different ways, including those who have lost people to Covid-19, undiagnosed medical conditions, suicide & road crashes to name a few.
6 August 2020
Advice and Information
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NHS Race and Health Observatory
A new NHS centre to investigate the effects of race and ethnicity on people’s health has got the go ahead after Covid 19 helped to focus minds on the continuing problem of racism in medicine.
4 August 2020
News
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Read how people who need care at home were affected by pandemic
Lu, who suffers from chronic condition fibromyalgia, tells us how her family stepped up to look after her when she suffered a distressing fall and how she struggled to get help for severe shoulder pain.
21 July 2020
Report
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Do No Harm
First Do No Harm is a report published last week of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review. Read more to learn more about the report, why it was commissioned and its findings.
21 July 2020
Report
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Enter and View at Elgar House
Read our report on Elgar House, Southmead Hospital, where we observed the facilities and spoke to patients on the wards. We found delays in sorting patients' care at home leading to prolonged stays.
17 July 2020
Report
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Our round up of how we've worked for you this year
Read all about how we expanded our geographical area, our staff team and developed new work areas to ensure we continue to make an impact on health and social care services near you.
3 July 2020
Report
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Bristol researchers find higher Covid-19 death rates amongst BAME communities
Healthwatch wants its feedback to help understand the experiences of all communities. Death rates in Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Groups from Covid 19 are higher than white British people, according to researchers based in Bristol.
25 June 2020
News
BAME report
Action needed after report shows BAME adversely affected by pandemic
Large scale research and data collection is needed to tackle “humbling inequalities" in Covid-19 death rates, according to the new Public Health England report. We want our feedback to build an understanding of health experiences of BAME groups.
16 June 2020
News
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Stay Alert - from Covid scammers
Police are warning of a new scam where callers pose as NHS Track and Trace advisors who ask the householder to pay £500 to be tested or face a “penalty.”
5 June 2020
Advice and Information
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Volunteers' Week - thank you John!
Thanks John your work is helping ensure patients' voices are heard by key decision makers at local hospitals.
4 June 2020
Blog
Covid BAME report
New review says BAME groups at higher risk of dying from Covid-19
A new review has shown the risk of dying from Covid-19 is higher among Black and Asian Minority Ethnic Groups compared to white groups. Healthwatch awaits recommendations from these findings which will really benefit BAME staff and patients.
4 June 2020
News
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Age UK Bristol launch support hub
Age UK Bristol have launched a support hub to help older people and their families cope with the impact of Coronavirus in Bristol.
4 June 2020
Advice and Information