1. Community Health Service contract

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    North Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group announces the preferred bidder for the community health services contract in this area

  2. Have your say

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    On Thursday 27th August between 1.00-2.00pm the @NHSEngland twitter channel will dedicate this hour to Learning Disabilities, exploring the latest service model, discussing learning disability services and welcoming feedback via #TransformingCare.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Public feedback report on hospital services

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    Healthwatch North Somerset collects information from the general public about their experiences of local health and social care services. This information is shared with service providers, local commissioners and all other relevant bodies.

  6. Healthwatch

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    Healthwatch North Somerset’s Stroke Report on BBC Points West

  7. Healthwatch on the BBC

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    Healthwatch North Somerset’s Stroke Report on BBC Points West

  8. Healthwatch North Somerset welcomes directors

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

  9. Healthwatch North Somerset welcomes staff

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

  10. Public feedback report - GP Services

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    Healthwatch North Somerset collects information from the general public about their experiences of local health and social care services. This information is shared with service providers, local commissioners and all other relevant bodies.

  11. Healthwatch North Somerset AGM 2015

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

  12. Community Services contract

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    The North Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group have announced a new Community Services contract in North Somerset

  13. Hepatitis C Partnership - one year on

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    In 2014, Addaction (a drug and alcohol service provider) and The Hepatitis C Trust, with support from AbbVie, launched a unique pilot in the South West to encourage and widen access to hepatitis C testing and treatment among people who inject drugs.

  14. Celebrating Shared lives weeks

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    ​Shared Lives carers across North Somerset are coming together to highlight the fourth annual Shared Lives Week (Saturday 17-Sunday 25 October), a UK-wide event to celebrate and promote the innovative and growing Shared Lives model of care.

  15. Childhood health in North Somerset

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    A new report commissioned by the National Children’s Bureau has found that North Somerset has the highest percentage of obese children out of the South West region’s 15 local authorities.

  16. AGM 2015

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    Our Annual General Meeting was held on Tuesday 13th October 2015 at Hans Price Building in Weston-super-Mare

  17. Younger people - Positive mental health day

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    Following initial discussions with Weston College, it was decided that we would work with the College to hold the event on the College Campus and involve students on the health and social care course in the event.

  18. Care Quality Commission charging fees

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    The CQC are asking care providers and the organisations that represent them to give us their views on the regulatory fees they’ll be charging from 1 April 2016.

  19. 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.

  20. 10 top tips to get the most out of your GP appointment

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    We know from our conversations with the public that some patients report feeling rushed during appointments and struggling to make themselves heard. Here are some tips that could help you get the most out of visiting your GP.

  21. 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.

  22. British Sign Language Service

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    British Sign Language (BSL) users are now able to get in touch with NHS England’s Customer Contact Centre using a video call supported by a BSL interpreter.

  23. Norovirus advice

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    People across the district are being reminded to stay at home and avoid visiting local hospitals if they have any of the symptoms of norovirus, also known as the winter vomiting bug.

  24. Campaign aimed at Young drinkers in North Somerset

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    A hard-hitting campaign aimed at young drinkers in Weston-super-Mare has been re-launched in the run-up to Christmas.

  25. North Somerset Community Partnership

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    North Somerset Community Partnership is encouraging neighbours to ‘lend a hand’ and check on their elderly neighbours this winter.

  26. Mental health anti-stigma event

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    On the 10th December 2015 Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust held a mental health anti-stigma event in the foyer of Weston General Hospital.

  27. Locking Village Surgery - Enter and View report published

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    Our report into Locking Village Surgery has been published containing all our information and observations collected during our enter and view visit on 19th January 2018

  28. Enter and view at Portishead Medical Group

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    Our report for the findings during our enter and view visit to Portishead Medical Group on 9th January has today been published

  29. Enter and View of Clevedon Medical Centre

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    Healthwatch North Somerset completed an enter and view of Clevedon medical centre. Attached is our report including all our observations, records and recommendations.

  30. #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.

  31. 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!

  32. Enter and View into Sunnyside Surgery

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    We have published our report into our findings for our enter and view visit to Sunnyside Surgery on 16th January 2018

  33. Longton Grove - Enter and View report

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    On 18th January 2018 our team of trained enter and view staff visited Longton Grove. We have now published our report which details all our findings, information gathered and recommendations for improvements to the service.

  34. 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.

  35. 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.

  36. 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.

  37. 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

  38. 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.

  39. Suicide prevention training courses

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

  40. 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.

  41. Enter and view report published for New Court Surgery

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    Healthwatch North Somerset carried out an enter and view on New Court Surgery on the 29th January and has today published the report including all their findings

  42. Questionnaire on missed patient appointments

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    North Somerset Community Partnership Launches Questionnaire on Missed Patient Appointments

  43. 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

  44. 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.

  45. 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.

  46. 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.

  47. 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.

  48. 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.

  49. 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.

  50. 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.