Bladder
Grant to help children cope with bladder conditions
ERIC, the children’s bowel and bladder charity is delighted to announce it has secured funding through the National Lottery’s Awards for All (England) to help and support families of children struggling with distressing incontinence issues. Healthwatch Bristol supports improvements to patient care especially as figures show the distressing affects
3 October 2019
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Our privacy statement
Here is the Healthwatch Bristol Privacy Policy which explains our procedure in handling data when you fill in our feedback forms or visit our website.
28 September 2019
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Our Enter and View policy
Here is our guide to Enter and View; Healthwatch Bristol's powers to access health and care services
28 September 2019
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New clinics to support women in Bristol
New FGM support clincs open in Bristol
Suvivors of female genital mutilation (FGM) will be able to access expert support and treatment earlier thanks to NHS ‘one stop shop’ clinics which have launched in Bristol.
26 September 2019
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Bristol GP Survey 2019
Our advisory group decided that we should run a survey to determine the level of awareness that the general public has of the changes that are happening within GP services.
20 September 2019
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art activities to help treat pain
The art of healing - a new creative approach to help Bristol's patients
An arts scheme being trialled in Bristol’s hospitals could save the NHS £1.6m - tackling mental health and treating pain.
18 September 2019
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ARC West is looking at ways of predicting hospital demand
£9 million award for Bristol-based group exploring ways to predict demand in hospitals
A Bristol-based research group which is exploring ways of predicting demand for hospital services has been given a £9 million award.
12 September 2019
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Radiography
The public's feedback needed on radiography experiences
Help shape the future of the University of West England's radiography degree course by sharing your experience
12 September 2019
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Have your say
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
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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
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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
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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
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