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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 -
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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 -
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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. -
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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. -
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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! -
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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 -
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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. -
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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. -
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Please see the attached letter from Lloyds advising of the pharmacies that are due to close in the South West. -
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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. -
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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 -
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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. -
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Applied suicide intervention skills training available. Arranged by North Somerset Council -
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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. -
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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 -
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North Somerset Community Partnership Launches Questionnaire on Missed Patient Appointments -
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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
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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Healthwatch North Somerset carried out an Enter and View at Milton Surgery. We have now published out report, detailing all our findings, including observations, feedback from staff and patients and recommendations to improve the service -
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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 -
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Healthwatch North Somerset have carried out an Enter and View at the Backwell Surgery. We have now published the report which anyone can read below -
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Our latest Enter and view report is now available to download and read, It contains all our findings from our visit on 20th March and our subsequent recommendations to the practice. -
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This report reminds us of the significant disadvantages faced by many people with severe mental illnesses (SMI) – with difficulties in gaining and keeping employment, in maintaining stable relationships and receiving a decent income. -
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HWNS publishes its report on Brockway Medical Centre following an enter and view from a number of trained staff and volunteers -
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Following an enter and view carried out by authorised volunteers from Healthwatch North Somerset, the report has now been published -
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Healthwatch North Somerset have sent a team of authorised volunteers to carry out an enter and view at Locking Castle Surgery. Following our visit we have published a report detailing all our findings -
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We have published our latest report which details our visit to Stafford Place on March 28th. We have produced our Enter and View Report which details all our findings, observations and recommendations. -
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Healthwatch North Somerset conducted an Enter and Views in North Somerset General Practices between Nov 2017 and April 2018 -
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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 -
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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. -
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Healthwatch North Somerset sent a team of authorised enter and view volunteers to Health Centre. Below is our full report detailing all our findings, including responses from staff and public together with our recommendations going forward -
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Healthwatch North Somerset carried out an enter and view at Riverbank medical centre. We have now published our report which includes all our observations and recommendations together with the feedback we collected from both staff and the public -
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Healthwatch North Somerset conducted an enter and view at Graham Road surgery in Weston-super-Mare -
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On 7th March Healthwatch North Somerset did an enter and view at Tudor Lodge as part of our aims to visit as many GP practices across North Somerset as we can. -
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On 12th April we carried out an enter and view at Clarence Park surgery is Weston-super-Mare. Below is our full report detailing our findings, observations and recommendations to improve the service.