1. #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.

  2. 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!

  3. 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.

  4. Lloyds pharmacies in the South West to close

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    Please see the attached letter from Lloyds advising of the pharmacies that are due to close in the South West.

  5. A practical guide to healthy caring

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    This is a practical guide for anyone who looks after a friend or family member or have any form of caring responsibilities. It is particularly useful to anyone who are about 65 or older and are new to caring.

  6. A practical guide to healthy ageing

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    The NHS have teamed up with Age UK to write this practical guide to healthy ageing. The advice in this booklet will help improve the health and general fitness of people of any age, but is written to be particularly relevant for people 70 or over

  7. Funding gaps widen further says Kings fund

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    The spending gap between NHS acute hospitals and NHS mental health providers widened further last year, according to a new report from The King’s Fund, launched 16th January 2018.

  8. Suicide prevention training courses

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    Applied suicide intervention skills training available. Arranged by North Somerset Council

  9. A new vision for adult care services

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    North Somerset Council are seeking your views on the future of adult social care in North Somerset. The statement below outlines their aims and how you can get involved.

  10. Questionnaire on missed patient appointments

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    North Somerset Community Partnership Launches Questionnaire on Missed Patient Appointments

  11. NHS England recruitment in the South West

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    Specialised Commissioning (South) are looking to recruit two Patient & Public Voice Expert Advisers for the following groups:

    Senior Management Team (SMT)/Specialised Commissioning Oversight Group (SCOG)
    Clinical Delivery Group
    Quality Committee

  12. Time To Talk day

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    People turned up in their masses at events across North Somerset to help celebrate a national awareness campaign, which brings people together by getting them to talk about their mental health, called ‘Time To Talk‘ day.

  13. Have your say

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    ‘Young Minds‘ is the UK’s leading charity committed to improving the well being and mental health of children and young people.

  14. Do you understand how NHS services are changing?

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    Our country’s health and care services face big challenges. We are living longer, but a growing number of people need help with long-term health conditions, adding pressures to services.

  15. Effect of low income on health

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    A new Joseph Rowntree Foundation study, reflects the reality for one family trying to get by on a low income. One in five people in the UK are in poverty, without the resources to meet their minimum needs.

  16. Healthy Weston - joined up care

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    Published in October 2017, the Healthy Weston vision sets out how the North Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) wants to organise and deliver current services as effectively and efficiently as possible.

  17. The Kings fund - Joined up care

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    Looking at the future of health and social care and trying to plan ahead. The NHS is running out of money and all of us are living longer meaning the NHS won't cope in thirty years time.

  18. Consultation to changes on adult social care

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    North Somerset Council is running a consultation on the proposed changes to the future of Adult Social Care. This will be a fundamentally different way of working with carers and others.

  19. 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.

  20. South West Clinical Senate

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    The South West Clinical Senate workforce sustainability recommendations are being fed into the Health Education England consultation "Facing facts, shaping the future" which runs until 23rd March 2018

  21. 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

  22. Family finance and disability

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    Research looking at families who have similar circumstances and comparing those with a disability in the family were worse off than those who didn't have a child with a disability.

  23. Theatre Orchard - 65 reasons to be happy in Nailsea

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    People in Nailsea are being invited to put a spring in their step this April by joining in a series of free ‘Happiness’ workshops, taking place at Number 65 High Street, a new, thriving community centre, situated in the heart of the town centre.

  24. Discussion event on preventing cerebral palsy

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    The Academic Health Science Network invite you to the following event: Wednesday 9th May 2018 from 11am - 2pm.

  25. Case Study on support for adults with Aspergers syndrome

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    CASE STUDY - Parents views on how services offer support where their adult son or daughter has Mental Health (MH) issues & High Functioning Autism (HFA) or Asperger’s Syndrome (AS)

  26. What matters to you?

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    'What matters to you?' day on Wednesday 6th June 2018. It aims to encourage conversations between people who provide health and social care and the people, families and carers who receive that care.

  27. Feel Good Festival

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    We joined in the fun at the Feel Good Festival May 19th 2018 – staff and volunteers spent the day engaged in the serious business of making sure your views and experiences are collected.

  28. National Autistic Society

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    The National Autistic Society have produced the video entitled 'Make it stop'. They are aiming to raise awareness about Autism

  29. Kings fund report

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    The Kings Fund have published their latest report entitled "Developing new models of care in the PACS Vanguards". It is a new national approach to large-scale change.

  30. Patient Experience Improvement Framework

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    NHS Improvement has published a patient experience improvement framework designed to support NHS trusts and foundation trusts to achieve good and outstanding ratings in their Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspections.

  31. 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

  32. Celebrating 70 years of NHS

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    The National Service is turning 70 and Weston Area Health Trust is inviting you to join in their birthday celebrations with a cup of tea, a slice of cake and a chat about your health service.

  33. Allied Health Professionals have a significant role to play in NHS's future

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    The Allied Health Professions (AHPs) have a significant role to play in the future delivery of integrated urgent care within the NHS.

  34. Quality Stakeholder Recruitment

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    Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group are recruiting for a Quality Stakeholder.

  35. 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.

  36. 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.

  37. Helping deliver better care

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    Claire Lemer has released a video at the Health Foundation event 2018 aimed to help health care professionals deliver even better care.

  38. Public Board Meeting 10/7/18

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    You are warmly invited to you public board meeting

  39. Promoting the benefits of reading for health and wellbeing

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    Reading Well helps you to understand and manage your health and wellbeing using self-help reading. The scheme is endorsed by health professionals and supported by public libraries.

  40. The Public and the NHS

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    The NHS is under financial pressure with growing demand for services. As the NHS reaches its 70th birthday, The King’s Fund has been exploring how the public views its relationship with the NHS.

  41. North Somerset Wellbeing Service

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    Second Step is running a new community mental health support service in North Somerset.

  42. A red bag - a simple change packing a difference

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    The red bag scheme or ‘hospital transfer pathway’ is a small change having a big impact on care home residents in the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire area.

  43. £3.9 million boost for mental health services

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    Mental health services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire are to get an extra £3.9m investment in this financial year.

  44. Special Educational Needs and Disability Review

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    Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have published their findings following their joint review of services for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in North Somerset, which took place 14-18 May 2018.

  45. University Hospitals Bristol - New parking links

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    Proposed new parking hub at University Hospitals Bristol – car park, cycle park and public transport links

  46. Joining up health and care data

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    When we are at our most vulnerable, providing health and care professionals with access to our records allows them to understand our needs and make the best decisions with us, and for us.

  47. Draft Service specification meeting and lunch

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    Would you like to have a say in how common mental health problems such as depression and anxiety are treated in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset?

  48. Healthy Weston - Update

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    An update on work to improve health and care services in Weston and the surrounding areas

  49. What is the age of your heart?

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    Public Health England has launched its latest campaign to increase awareness of heart health and reduce the risk of developing heart disease.

  50. New video from Healthwatch England

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    Most of us need to access the NHS or social care services at some point in our lives. Healthwatch is here to help you find the right service and support.