1. What should you expect when it comes to care for your teeth?

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    Four questions staff should ask you or a loved one about your oral health if you’re a care home resident, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence quick guide.

  2. Tell us about your care - CQC announces partnership with The Silver Line

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    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is today marking the launch of a new partnership with The Silver Line helpline to help reach out to even more elderly people who are cared for in their homes and in residential care.

  3. Public meeting report - Personalisation

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    Personalisation is relatively new, is not fully understood and is of interest to the public. It is a social care approach in which every person who receives support, whether provided by statutory services or self-funded, has choice and control.

  4. Care Quality Commission on Oral Health in Care Homes

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    The CQC has complied a report with the aims of looking at some of the reasons why oral health is so poor in care homes and to understand some of the genuine challenges care staff face when trying to deliver mouth care.

  5. 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

  6. What are the signs of a good care home?

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    Working with older people, their families and care experts, the charity Independent Age has developed a set of quality indicators which a local Healthwatch in Camden helped test during their visits to local care homes.

  7. St Brigas Residential Home

    News -

    St Brigas Residential Home for Adults with Learning Disabilities, in Jesmond Road, was visited by the health and social care watchdog last year, with the subsequent report this week judging the service to require improvement.

  8. Manor Park Care Home

    News -

    Family-run Manor Park Care Home in Ellenborough Park North has been recognised as a ‘butterfly care home’ by the Dementia Care Matters programme.

  9. Test and Trace - how can it be improved?

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    Contact tracing is working well in the South West with an 83.3 per cent success rate compared to a national average of 77 per cent.

  10. Vaccine programme musn't 'breed complacency' says Boris during his visit to Bristol

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    If you’re over 80 and still haven’t had your Covid-19 vaccine the message is – you’ll be contacted very soon. By the end of this week, every neighbourhood area in BNSSG will have a GP practice vaccination centre up and running.

  11. Risk of a "tsunami of unmet need" facing the health and care system, the Care Quality Commission reports

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    In their annual 'State of Care' report - the first to cover a full year of the pandemic - the independent regulator has called for increased stability and collaboration across services, plus investment in 'new ways of working'.

  12. 'The barriers to accessing timely care can put people’s lives at risk' - Healthwatch England's response to the Care Quality Commission's 'State of Care' report

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    The Care Quality Commission is the independent regulator of health and social care in England. Their latest report sets out the challenges the NHS and social care sector face: 'the health and care system is gridlocked, unable to operate effectively.'

  13. How would you want to be supported by adult social care services?

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    We're looking to hear from people who are not currently receiving support from adult social care services. We'd like you to tell us what you know about social care and how you would like to be supported if and when needed. Your views will help North Somerset Council plan their future services.

  14. Better access to adult community health services

    News -

    The NHS has confirmed Sirona Care & Health as the new provider of innovative adult community services in a new contract for Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

  15. How the public would improve the NHS

    News -

    Read about what the public would do to make the NHS better over the next 10 years!

  16. NHS long term plan report

    Report -

    This is the executive summary of a report that contains the findings of an engagement project carried out by Local Healthwatch in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) during April and May 2019.

  17. Report on young people in North Somerset

    Report -

    At Healthwatch North Somerset, we listen to patient experiences and inform commissioners and providers about good practice and areas for service improvement.

  18. BNSSG Healthier Together - Healthy Weston Event

    Report -

    On Monday 4th December Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group – Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (BNSSG-CCG STP) held a public listening event at The Royal Hotel, Weston-super-Mare.

  19. Sustainability and Transformation Partnership

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    Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (BNSSG) Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP) are running a series of consultation events to gather users views of the Health Care system in Weston-super-Mare.

  20. Hospital Transport Hub

    News -

    Opportunity to comment on Hospital Transport Hub plans

  21. NHS to trial technology

    News -

    NHS to trial tech to cut missed appointments and save up to £20 million

  22. Local Health Services in Weston

    News -

    New Information on Local Health Services in Weston

  23. NHS Trust braces for tough winter

    News -

    The coming winter is likely to be even more difficult than the last for trusts, staff and patients, warns a new report from NHS Providers.

  24. Suicide Prevention Grant

    News -

    Public Health North Somerset announce today the launch of the Suicide Prevention Grant

  25. The Locality Centre - Weston super mare

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    Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group have announced an update regarding finding a new provider for The Locality Health Centre

  26. New state of care report from Care Quality Commission

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    The Care Quality Commission has recently published its updated State of Care report.

  27. New online stroke recovery tool

    News -

    My Stroke Guide is a unique online recovery tool that has been developed in partnership with the Stroke Association and stroke survivors, their family members, carers and health professionals.

  28. Weston General Hospital Nurse recruitment event

    News -

    Inviting all registered and newly qualified nurses to a recruitment event at Weston General Hospital

  29. New Dementia nurse for Weston General Hospital

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    New Specialist Dementia Nurse for North Somerset’s Weston General Hospital

  30. NHS choices re-branded simply as 'the NHS website'

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    The NHS Choices name is to go as part of changes to the UK’s largest health website by NHS England and NHS Digital.

  31. Community Pharmacys

    News -

    The National Institute for Health & Care Excellence have published their recommendations on how a community pharmacy can promote health and wellbeing.

  32. Call Healthwatch to get support from NHS Responders

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    If you are at home self-isolating and need a support lifeline you can now call our team to find the right type of help from the new army of NHS Responders.

  33. Kings fund report

    News -

    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.

  34. Do you understand how NHS services are changing?

    News -

    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.

  35. NHS England outlines future for congenital heart disease services

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    NHS England has set out plans to implement exacting new standards that will ensure patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) receive the best possible care.

  36. Funding for learning disabilities

    News -

    People with learning disabilities in North Somerset are set to benefit from £213,000 of funding to help them live more independently in their own homes thanks to a successful bid by North Somerset Council.

  37. Coronavirus and domestic abuse

    News -

    Living with an abusive partner or family member is difficult at the best of times. But being stuck in the home together at a time of stress and uncertainty may be even more frightening than usual.

  38. District nursing services

    News -

    ‘The future will see far more care delivered locally’; this statement from the NHS five year forward view reaffirmed ambitions to move more care into community settings.

  39. Carers Trust Phoenix community outreach

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    Carers Trust Phoenix have launched their first Community Outreach Centre at Our Lady of Lourdes Hall: 28 Baytree Road, Weston-super-Mare BS22 8HQ. They run respite care sessions there every Tuesday and Friday.

  40. Mobile support service for patients with drug and alcohol problems

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    A NEW mobile support service for patients with alcohol or drug issues has been launched in North Somerset. Addaction’s Rachel Britton and Charlie Kirkby,will be working with staff at Weston hospital to ensure people get support

  41. Lung Cancer Service

    News -

    An NHS Challenge Prize winning lung cancer service is already making an even bigger difference to patients, and helping doctors all over England develop the same innovative techniques.

  42. Community Health Service contract

    News -

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

  43. Our latest Enter and View for Graham Road Surgery

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    We visited Graham Road surgery, Weston, earlier this year to observe the practice in action and talk to patients about their experiences of seeing a GP and further care or treatment. Read what we found and our recommendations for improvements.

  44. We'd like to hear from you about Bladder and Bowel services during Covid-19

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    Bladder and Bowel problems are not openly talked about and affect many people. Please help us to understand your needs, experiences and concerns by completing our survey. Closes 30th November.

  45. We'd like to hear from you about Bladder and Bowel services during Covid-19

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    Bladder and Bowel problems are not openly talked about and affect many people. Help us to understand your needs, experiences and concerns by completing our survey by November 30th 2020.

  46. Carers' forum - we care about how your needs are met in the future

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    Are you an unpaid parent carer in North Somerset? Take part in our Forum on Thursday (February 25th) morning or next Thursday (March 4th) evening over Zoom. We need your views so we know about the support and help you might need in the future.

  47. Our survey to help improve bladder and bowel care features in national showcase

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    Healthwatch North Somerset is delighted that our work with Bristol Health Partners on how easy it was for people to get help from bladder and bowel services during Covid-19 has been included in a national research portfolio.

  48. Improving stroke services in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

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    Stroke services in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire could be set to change as part of a public consultation on proposed improvements.