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Young people's views needed on care
As part of the Care Quality Commission’s #DeclareYourCare campaign young people are being encouraged to feedback on care.
11 September 2019
Advice and Information
elderly to be treated as people rather than a condition thanks to new data sharing technology
Every care home resident "treated as a person rather than a condition" in new data sharing system
An innovative new technology project entitled Connecting Care has launched in the Bristol area which will mean patients won’t have to explain their care and needs more than once.
11 September 2019
News
Strong link between childhood trauma and self-harming in teenagers is found in new University of Bristol study
The University of Bristol is for the first time using a large family study to look at links between childhood trauma and self-harming in teenagers.
A total of 4,300 young people from the Bristol’s Children of the 90s study were used to see if adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) eg abuse, domestic violence are linked to self-harming at 16.
6 September 2019
News
Awareness for the public that junk food can cause blindness
Junk food diet can lead to blindness warn Bristol researchers
An extreme case of "fussy" or "picky" eating caused a young patient’s blindness, according to research published this week. It warns that more and more cases could occur unless eating habits change for the better.
6 September 2019
News
Contraception abuse
Study to explore whether requesting emergency contraception can be a sign of domestic abuse
A project is under way to explore whether women requesting emergency contraception can be a sign of domestic abuse or violence after they have been forced to have unprotected sex.
6 September 2019
News
Mental health report
Mental Health in Bristol - a year long project
The aim of this year-long project was to find out which mental health services in Bristol people had used in the 12 months, how beneficial they were to them, what works well, and what could be improved.
1 August 2019
Report
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Do you need help getting to hospital?
Find out what support is available to help you travel to your hospital appointments.
22 May 2019
Advice and Information
No smoking report
Investigation into the Causes of Smoking in Pregnancy
Our stop smoking client consultation report where we asked women why they struggled to stop smoking during pregnancy in Bristol and North Somerset. What did they think about services to help them and how did they work?
3 May 2019
Report
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Registering with your GP: understanding your rights
People have told us they can have problems registering with a GP. This article explains more about your rights and what do to if you are refused the right to register.
1 April 2019
Advice and Information
NHS Long Term Plan
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
We asked the public to share their views in general and a condition-specific suirveys and ran a series of focus groups based around the NHS's Long Term Plan.
4 March 2019
News
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Dhek Bhal Women's Group Event Report
Healthwatch Bristol worked in partnership with Dhek Bhal in organising focus group workshops on emotional health and wellbeing in the South Asian community in February 2018.
1 February 2019
Report
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust to roll out Trans Awareness training
Healthwatch across Bristol, North Somerset, South Glos were delighted to receive an official response from University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust to the Trans report that joint Healthwatch published in June 2018.
31 January 2019
News