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Covid 19 - information and support
Healthwatch is working with Bristol City Council, NHS Volunteer Responders, volunteer groups and health and social care organisations to make sure you can get the information and support you need.
24 March 2020
Advice and Information
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Coronavirus - tips on boosting your mental wellbeing
Feeling anxious about all the coronavirus information you are being exposed to on social media? Healthwatch is here to point you in the right direction of what to do and where to go for help and support if you are at currently at home.
23 March 2020
Advice and Information
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COVID 19 - Beware of Scams
Avon & Somerset Police advise to beware of the scams that are circulating around the COVID 19 crisis
20 March 2020
Advice and Information
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Coronavirus support from your HW team
We can help you find the latest advice on what to do to protect yourself and your loved ones as well as a friendly ear if you are self-isolating and feel cut off and confused.
18 March 2020
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Coronavirus - important advice
Coronavirus (Covid-19) information and advice - read our rundown of some of the frequently asked questions and what to do if you or your loved ones become unwell and start showing potential symptoms.
16 March 2020
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Tackling mental health across the city
Deputy Mayor Asher Craig updated people who visited our recent launch in Bristol about the Thriving Bristol mission to improve mental health for all. Healthwatch is also focusing on mental health to find out how services are working.
11 March 2020
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Community action to help cope with outbreak of coronavirus
Neighbourhood Watch highlights 10 ways to protect yourself, your loved ones and your community in the event of an outbreak.
9 March 2020
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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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Healthwatch wants to give a platform to veterans' voices
Julie attended an introduction meeting with Debbie Rogers the advice and information officer at the local Royal British Legion office in Broadmead.
12 February 2020
Advice and Information
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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
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Hospitals need to 'shift the mindset' to show how they action patients' complaints
More hospitals should use their complaints system in a positive way to demonstrate to the public they can make improvements. Healthwatch wants hospitals to use complaints to show patients they take action where needed.
15 January 2020
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Make 2020 a healthy one - tell us your views on services to make changes happen
Tell us about your experiences of health and social care, and the changes that you would like to see made locally, in our online survey #SpeakUp2020
15 January 2020
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