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There are just a few days left to have your say on the future of primary care in the region. -
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The NHS are going to roll out lung cancer scanning trucks across the country -
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The Kings Fund: Home care in England: views from commissioners and providers -
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We collect information from the public about their experiences of local health and social care services. This information is shared with health and social care service providers, local commissioners and all other relevant bodies.
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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. -
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Services to stroke patients after discharge is an issue highlighted to Healthwatch North Somerset by local people and on which we have received a large amount of feedback. -
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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. -
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Find out more about how to get on your GPs learning disability register to ensure you have the Covid-19 vaccine. Being on the register also means you should be invited to have an important health check-up to pick up any symptoms of illness. -
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If you or a loved one has suffered a stroke, register for a free, monthly drop-in session to learn more about how to manage life after a stroke. -
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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'. -
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Many people are able to recover from COVID-19 at home. If you are at a higher risk of developing severe illness from COVID-19, you may be eligible for a free pulse oximeter to monitor your health and ensure you can get medical care if you need it. -
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The NHS@Home service offers hospital-level care and remote monitoring in an individual’s home, providing an alternative to hospital admission, or helping them to return home promptly following an inpatient stay. -
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NHS@Home offers healthcare in your home or normal place of residence, rather than in hospital. It can offer an alternative to going into hospital when you are unwell, and it can help you return home from hospital more quickly. -
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The free CONfidence app provides self-help advice and information for people with bladder and bowel leakage, and carers and parents of children with symptoms. -
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Our workplan sets out the areas of health and social care we will be looking at over the coming financial year. It also outlines the research we plan to carry out in order to help improve local services. -
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The number of people being cared for in their own homes is increasing but what should you expect from home care services? -
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People have told us they can have problems registering with a GP. This article explains more about your rights and what do to if you are refused the right to register. -
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Help make sure that your practice meets people’s accessibility requirements using this checklist from Healthwatch Slough. -
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Find out what support is available to help you when travelling to your GP, hospital or other NHS services. -
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In the Care Quality Commissioning’s intelligent monitoring work, they use readily available national data sets for NHS GP practices relating to important areas of care. -
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Pier Health seeking patient feedback on making appointments at Weston surgeries -
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Our team has run a pilot Digital Inclusion project to give people the confidence to go online to access a range of health services. -
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Clarence Park surgery will close on September 23 and services will then move to Graham Road the next day, Pier Health has confirmed. -
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Pier Health has published its first newsletter to explain what is happening at Graham Road and Clarence Park surgeries since it took over the running of the practices in June. -
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A message from The Mendip Vale Group - special note to patients -
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The Government has recently published its Green Paper on how our health care in the 2020s will be “proactive, predictive, and allow for personalised prevention.” -
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Read the latest on how the new online booking system askmyGP is working. -
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LaskmyGP was given the thumbs up in the latest reports -
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An urgent meeting is being arranged for the leader of the new contract provider for Clarence Park and Graham Road Surgeries to meet with the Patient Participation Group. -
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Breaking news regarding Graham Road & Clarence Park Surgeries -
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The vice chair of the Clarence Park and Graham Road surgeries’ PPG, Alan Rice, has asked for council backing to stop “CLAREEXIT” – plans to close down the smaller surgery. -
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Health Matters events are free public talks hosted by consultants or senior managers on specialist areas of health, or on issues affecting our hospitals. -
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Going Forward Together
Have your say about our future changes. -
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From Healthwatch England:
Feel in control of your healthcare with these four questions and make a decision that’s right for you. -
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Understanding your rights when registering with your GP -
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Frequently Asked Questions answered from the Healthy Weston project -
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CQC Reports on the future of Graham Road Surgery and Clarence Park Surgery Weston-super-Mare -
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We collect information from the public about their experiences of local health and social care services. This information is shared with health and social care service providers, local commissioners and all other relevant bodies. -
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Access to, & the services provided by GP practices in North Somerset are important issues for the public. As a primary care service, GP practices are the health service that the majority of the population access on an ongoing basis. -
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We know from extensive public feedback that for local people their most important and valued health and social care service is the primary care service provided by GPs. -
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With the internet rapidly becoming an essential resource in most households, websites are of growing importance to our everyday lives. -
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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. -
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Healthwatch North Somerset has identified an increase in feedback from the public relating to the issue of ‘Appointments’ and specifically around the availability of appointments and access to named GPs. -
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The Closure of Wrington GP Practice and the re-opening of Congresbury GP Practice -
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Bristol, North Somerset and Sough Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group announce you can now book evening and weekend appointments throughout GP practices. -
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NHS England has today announced it will provide £10 million to GPs to support delivery of additional extended hours, out of hours and unscheduled care sessions over winter. -
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Social prescribing schemes across England will receive some funding of £4.5 million to help improve the scheme -
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What do you while you wait? Here are a few suggestions from Healthwatch England on productive things you can do to pass away the time. -
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Use our new Healthwatch guides to help you get to grips with using health websites and apps. From Patient Access and NHS App to using Zoom, you can download and print our step-by-step guides. -
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NHS Improvement has published a patient experience improvement framework designed to support NHS trusts and foundation trusts to achieve good and outstanding ratings in their Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspections.