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Independent report demands action on care of people with learning disabilities

NHS England have published an independent report into the future care of people with learning disabilities.

28 November 2014

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Tell us about your care - CQC announces partnership with The Silver Line

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is today marking the launch of a new partnership with The Silver Line helpline to help reach out to even more elderly people who are cared for in their homes and in residential care.

28 November 2014

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Care Quality Commission announces partnership

Tell us about your care – Care Quality Commission announces new partnership with The Silver Line

28 November 2014

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2014 Board meeting minutes

Our Board meet during the year and the minutes of these meetings are made available for everyone to read. We hope that this helps you stay up to date about our plans and how we are spending our time helping the community.

10 November 2014

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Dementia Challenge Conference

Healthwatch North Somerset assisted in leading a workshop at the Dementia Challenge Conference at the Winter Gardens on 3rd November 2014 entitled Valuing Your Voice – Improving Local Services.

3 November 2014

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Our Annual General Meeting was held on Wednesday 1st October 2014 at Nailsea Methodist Church

30 October 2014

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Weston Hospital CQC Inspection

The inspections – which are carried out by a mixture of inspectors, clinicians, and experts by experience – will assess whether the service overall is: safe, effective, caring, responsive to people’s needs and well-led.

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Weston General Hospital Inspection

Weston General Hospital is due to be inspected by the CQC between January and March 2015.

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Public Meeting Report - Hospital Discharge

The hospital discharge process has become a topic that requires attention in North Somerset, and across the country.

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Report on GP Practice Websites

With the internet rapidly becoming an essential resource in most households, websites are of growing importance to our everyday lives.

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Hospital discharge report - July 2014

To contribute to the special enquiry, Healthwatch North Somerset chose to seek the views of service users at a local drop in centre for the homeless and vulnerably housed.

Annual report 2013/14 is now available

Annual report 2013/2014

We are pleased to announce that our annual report for the year 2013 / 2014 is now published