1. Share your views on a new draft mental health strategy

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    Helping more people to manage their mental health through self-care is one of the key priorities set out in the draft mental health strategy prepared by health and care partners in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. People from across the region are being invited to have their say on a new Mental Health Strategy.

  2. Join our next Prioritisation Panel on 29 November 2023

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  3. NHS waiting list in England hits a record high

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    For the first time, the NHS has published the number of individual patients on the waiting list – 6.5 million – in addition to the total number of appointments and treatments currently on the waiting list – 7.77 million.

  4. Health Promotion Day: Weston-super-Mare

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  5. Minutes from our 2022 AGM

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    Our 2022 Annual General Meeting was attended by our Trustees, staff, and members of our volunteer team. We discussed the work we'd done over the previous year and looked at how we can continue to be a voice for patients in the future.

  6. Extra investment in local health services to boost winter capacity and speed up hospital discharge

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    Health and care partners in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) are investing an extra £40m into services to boost capacity and speed up hospital discharge during the challenging winter months. Planning for this winter began in February, with significant extra funding allocated to winter schemes to maintain safe and effective care for local people.

  7. Healthwatch BNSSG's Equality, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (EDEI) policy

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    In carrying out our functions as a statutory organisation we promise to ensure that the values of equality, diversity, equity and inclusion are embedded into everything we do. We are committed to creating the right culture, skills and priorities to ensure that no individual is discriminated against in the planning and delivery of any of our activities.

  8. Nailsea Library

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  9. Somewhere to Go, Weston

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  10. Festive working hours

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    Our hub in The Galleries shopping centre, Broadmead will be closed to the public between Monday 25th and Friday 29th December. It may take us longer than usual to get back to you over the Christmas and New Year period.

  11. North Somerset Prioritisation Panel November 2023 - minutes

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    Read the minutes of our November 29 2023 Prioritisation Panel, where we come together with our volunteers to discuss the health and social care issues you've raised and what we can do to bring about change.

  12. One in four NHS staff experience harassment at work

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    In each of the last four years the NHS Staff Survey has shown that more than one in four staff has experienced harassment, bullying or abuse from patients and members of the public while at work.

  13. Healthwatch BNSSG's confidentiality policy

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    When working for Healthwatch BNSSG, Trustees, staff and volunteers will often need to have access to confidential information. This may include personal information about individuals, information about the internal business of Healthwatch, and confidential information or business about the health and care system.

  14. Healthwatch BNSSG's engagement strategy 2023 - 2028

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    Our engagement strategy sets out how and why we engage with the public; collaboration with other groups and organisations; what we do with your feedback; and our commitment to equalities research and working with 'least heard' communities.