1. Views on Drinking in Adolescence

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    We are inviting parents / primary caregivers with a child aged 13-18 years to take part.

  2. Terry's volunteer story

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    "I am not an expert on health matters. However, being able to contribute in oiling the wheels of the information flow and sharing of ideas is fantastic." Read Terry's volunteer story.

  3. Golden times for Golden Wedding Anniversary

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    Our North Somerset volunteer Patricia and husband Garry celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary lockdown style with dinner for two – delivered to the front door.

  4. Healthwatch guides to help you get online advice and support

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    Use our new Healthwatch guides to help you get to grips with using health websites and apps. From Patient Access and NHS App to using Zoom, you can download and print our step-by-step guides.

  5. Jackie Eastmond

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    Jackie is a office support volunteer who started in May 2019. She supports the staff in the office with a variety of duties two mornings a week,

  6. Speak up and make healthcare better

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    #ItStartsWithYou is Healthwatch's new campaign encouraging the public to come forward and have their say on health and social care services.

  7. Make Every Contact Count

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    We attended the Make Every Contact Count and Gordano Valley Social Care Networking event in Portishead today. It was great to meet local health care professionals and providers

  8. Happy birthday Healthwatch

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    On Sunday 1st April Healthwatch North Somerset celebrated our 5th Birthday. We want to send a big thank you to the people of North Somerset for 5 years of helpful comments and feedback

  9. Invite to our public meeting

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    You are warmly invited to our next ‘Public Meeting’ which is taking place on Tuesday 10th April 2018 in the ‘Community Hall’ at the For All Healthy Living Centre, 68 Lonsdale Ave, Weston-super-Mare BS23 3SJ.

  10. Meals on wheels engagement November 2017

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    Healthwatch North Somerset Volunteers and staff joined ‘Meals on Wheels‘ for an hour as they visited people in their homes delivering meals in Weston-super-Mare and Clevedon.

  11. Round up of our first board meeting in 2018

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    Our first public board meeting of 2018 was an absolute success, attended by members of the public and representatives from North Somerset Council, we definitely started the year as we mean to go on!

  12. #SpeakUp

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    No matter how big or small the issue, you can #SpeakUp. We are urging patients and service users to get in touch and share your views and help improve services for all. No matter how big or small the issue we WANT to hear about it.

  13. Celebrating our volunteers

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    We wouldn't be able to do the work we do without our wonderful volunteers. Thank you!

  14. Nailsea School pupils takeover Healthwatch North Somerset

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    Healthwatch North Somerset invited students from Nailsea Secondary School for a ‘takeover’ on November 21st 2017.

  15. Healthwatch England publishes 2016/17 report

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    Healthwatch Engand Publishes Annual Report to Parliament. Over 300,000 people share experiences of hospitals, GPs and care homes with Healthwatch in 2016/17.

  16. We join Meals on Wheels volunteers

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    On Monday November 6th 2017 we take part in the ‘National Meals on Wheels Week’. Our volunteers and two staff members will be joining drivers from Castlewood and Worle to deliver our leaflets to gather feedback on services.

  17. North Somerset representation requested

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    We have been approached by the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) to ask us to make our Volunteers and our Members aware of an opportunity to get involved in the local commissioning process

  18. Sovereign Centre Outreach

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    Our fab staff and wonderful volunteers had a great day at the Sovereign Shopping Centre yesterday.

  19. Your story has the power to make change happen

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    Today sees the launch of #ItStartsWithYou. This campaign is an opportunity to celebrate the people who help make health and social care services better by speaking up about their experiences.

  20. Healthwatch AGM

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    Join us for our AGM - Tuesday 11th October 2pm til 4 pm

  21. Healthwatch North Somerset Partners

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    Our are local organisations who share our passion for putting local people at the heart of health and social care. We strive to capture the views of as many diverse populations within the county that we can, especially hard to reach communities.

  22. Safeguarding

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    Safeguarding is designed to protect children and vulnerable adults from harm, abuse or neglect, and remove them from abusive situations.

  23. Healthwatch North Somerset Complaints Policy

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    Healthwatch North Somerset have a standard complaints procedure that you can follow if you wish to raise any concern or complaint about us. The policy details who to contact and outlines how you can expect us investigate your complaint.

  24. All aboard the Healthwatch bus

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    The Healthwatch North Somerset Team have been out and about on the Community MAVIS Bus again.

  25. Patient Group Event

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    Would you like to support your Local GP Practice?

  26. Volunteering vacancy

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    Healthwatch North Somerset Prioritisation Panel has vacancies for new volunteers

  27. Your voice really does count

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    NHS England’s recent report and guidance on improving orthotics services came about as a result of a formal escalation from Healthwatch England.

  28. Is there a feedback gap?

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    Healthwatch England have looked at what recent public polling tells us about people’s desire to provide feedback to help care services improve.

  29. Healthwatch North Somerset AGM 2015

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    Healthwatch North Somerset’s Annual General Meeting will take place on Tuesday 13th October

  30. Healthwatch North Somerset welcomes directors

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    Healthwatch North Somerset is delighted to welcome four new Directors to our Board

  31. Healthwatch North Somerset welcomes staff

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    Healthwatch North are delighted to welcome two new members of staff to their team.

  32. Healthwatch

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    Healthwatch North Somerset’s Stroke Report on BBC Points West

  33. Healthwatch on the BBC

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    Healthwatch North Somerset’s Stroke Report on BBC Points West

  34. Mavis hits the streets

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    Mavis (multi-agency vehicle in service) is a new Streetsafe bus whose primary purpose is to ensure people have a safe night out.

  35. Healthwatch chair on Radio Bristol

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    Chair of Healthwatch North Somerset, Georgie Bigg featured on Steve and Laura at Breakfast for Radio Bristol this morning.

  36. Healthwatch North Somerset in the spotlight

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    We’ve had a lot of media attention in response to the release of our latest report: A Review of Access to North Somerset NHS Dental Services, May 2015.

  37. Public board meeting 11/8/15

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    Please come along to our next Public Board of Directors Meeting on Tuesday 11th August.

  38. NHS Services must promote Healthwatch

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    NHS services must tell people how to contact their local Healthwatch

  39. Healthwatch North Somerset on the Radio

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    Healthwatch North Somerset GP Report Featured On Radio Bristol

  40. Healthwatch North Somerset shortlisted for award

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    Healthwatch North Somerset has been short listed for an award from Healthwatch England for it’s work with young people during 2014.

  41. Healthwatch North Somerset on BBC

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    Healthwatch North Somerset was interviewed by the BBC last week regarding its recently published GP Practice Survey Report.

  42. Healthwatch North Somerset Event Cancelled

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    Due to the weather today we have cancelled our talk to us event on Weston Sea Front. We will arrange a new date as soon as possible.

  43. North Somerset Show

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    The North Somerset Show 2015 was a great opportunity for Healthwatch North Somerset to get out and talk to the North Somerset public about local health and social care services.

  44. Talk to us session

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    Healthwatch North Somerset will be holding a drop in session at Clevedon Library on the 7th May 10am – 12pm.

  45. Healthwatch North Somerset pop up shop

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    Our pop up shop opens on Monday 23rd February at 10am. We will be in Unit 17 Collier’s Walk, Nailsea (opposite Burchill’s fruit and shop)

  46. Your voice counts

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    As we near the end of our working year Healthwatch North Somerset are looking towards 2015-2016 and are seeking your views on what issues are important to you and what you consider we should concentrate our efforts on during the next year.

  47. Healthwatch North Somerset out and about

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    We enjoyed being out and about and speaking to so many people in Clevedon today

  48. Action needed after review shows BAME adversely affected by pandemic

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    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.

  49. See how we use your views to improve health and care services near you

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    Read our latest Annual Report for 2019/2020 - we expanded our geographical area and our staff team to make a difference to local health and care services. We take you through our highlights and achievements.

  50. Lee left in pain after long wait for hernia op which was cancelled due to Covid-19

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    Communication needs to improve for patients as Lee, of Portishead, was kept waiting for months with a painful hernia. He had no idea if he was on a waiting list for an operation after #Covid-19 struck.