1. Do you need help getting to hospital?

    Advice and Information -

    Find out what support is available to help you travel to your hospital appointments.

  2. Thinking about end of life care for you and your family

    Advice and Information -

    End of life care is support for people who are in the last months or years of their life. The guidance on the NHS website helps you know what to expect, how to plan ahead and how to manage your day to day decisions.

  3. Accessibility checklist for GP surgeries

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    Help make sure that your practice meets people’s accessibility requirements using this checklist from Healthwatch Slough.

  4. Speak up on what matters to you

    News -

    Speak up on what matters to you about health services

  5. Community Approach to health and well being

    News -

    A community led approach to health and wellbeing being explored in Weston-super-Mare

  6. New mentoring scheme for Diabetes patients in Nailsea

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    The community hub in Nailsea, Number 65, has set up a new project to help people with diabetes stay active and well.

  7. Helping children get enough to eat in Clevedon

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    Making sure a child has enough to eat during the day is the focus of a special project which could be introduced in Clevedon next year.

  8. Next step in Healthy Weston consultation

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    There have been more than 2,300 responses to the Healthy Weston consultation which ended last month.

  9. Feedback on your experiences wanted

    News -

    Feedback on your experiences of IBD care is wanted.

  10. Spaces on a training day about medical dilemmas

    News -

    Few spaces left for teenagers to learn about true-to-life medical situations

  11. Citizens advice in North Somerset is moving

    News -

    The Citizens Advice team will be holding their very last advice session in The Badger Community Resource Centre next Friday, July 5.

  12. NHS survey

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    We enjoyed meeting two groups, The North Somerset Black Minority Ethnic (BME) Network and The Speaking Up Group run by Weston College and North Somerset People First.

  13. Are more people diagnosed with Cancer?

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    Are more people diagnosed - statistics taken from the Office for National Statistics blog April 2019

  14. Powerful film event at the Curzon cinema

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    A powerful film about a family dealing with an unexpected and devastating death will be shown in Clevedon in a partnership between the Curzon and Second Step mental health charity.

  15. What would you do to make the NHS better?

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    What Would You Do To Make The NHS Better?
    HAVE YOUR SAY

  16. BBC News - Coroners could investigate still births

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    Coroners in England and Wales may be given new powers to investigate stillbirths, so that each baby death is independently assessed.

  17. Healthy Weston - Frequently Asked Questions

    News -

    Did you know that BNSG has produced a list of frequently asked questions regarding the Healthy Weston Consultation?

  18. Consultation on service model for people with learning disabilities

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    Consultation on service Model for people with Learning Disabilities and behaviour that challenges

  19. BBC - Young people told "Become a care worker"

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    BBC reports young people in England are being targeted by the government in a bid to recruit thousands of more care workers.

  20. Healthwatch brings peoples voices to Westminster

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    Over 100 Healthwatch representatives from across the country came together to meet their MPs at an event in parliament last week.

  21. NHS launches new Apps Library

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    The NHS has recently launched the NHS Apps Library.

  22. NHS long term plans

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    NHS England leaders say that the Long Term Plan could save up to 500,000 lives over the next ten years by focusing on prevention and early detection.

  23. Invitation to join NSCP's Involvement Group

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    Invitation to Join NSCP’s Patient and Public Involvement Group

  24. BBC Points West

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    Healthwatch North Somerset welcomes outcome for patients in WSM

  25. Accessible Information

    Advice and Information -

    The Accessible Information Standard requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand, regardless of their circumstances.

  26. Frequently Asked Questions

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    We have put together some answers to the most frequently asked questions about Healthwatch North Somerset, including who we are, what powers we have and how important feedback from the public is.

  27. 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.