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We've pulled together a number of services for parents in need of support for their mental health. Read more to find out where you can go to get the help you need. -
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Our smoking in pregnancy action plan ‘accelerates’ the move to appoint new stop-smoking advisor -
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Healthwatch North Somerset collects information from the 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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The Care Forum was commissioned to deliver an engagement project by the BNSSG Clinical Commissioning Group. The brief was to recruit and engage with women who did not stop smoking during pregnancy, in order to discuss why this was -
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A study of more than 40 million births in the US found babies born to men aged 45 or older were more likely to be born prematurely, have a low birth weight and need intensive care after birth than babies with younger fathers. -
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The NHS say that women should leave at least year between pregnancies -
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We want to hear about your experiences - whether having a baby had any effect on your mental health. -
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Cossham Birth Centre temporary closure – letter from North Bristol Trust -
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The Academic Health Science Network invite you to the following event: Wednesday 9th May 2018 from 11am - 2pm. -
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An open letter outlining plans to get services back to their pre-pandemic levels but still ensure everyone’s safety has been released. -
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Healthwatch England has responded to the Independent Review of Maternity Services at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, led by Donna Ockenden. The review examined almost 1,600 clinical incidents and found repeated failures in care. -
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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.' -
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Have you given birth since April 2020? Did you experience any mental health issues or emotional challenges such as low mood before getting pregnant? We'd like to hear your story and find out if you got the support you needed from the NHS. -
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Many women are struggling to access the support they need for their mental health during and after pregnancy. Only 1 in 5 were satisfied with the time their GP spent talking to them about their mental health at their six-week postnatal check. -
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Research shows that continuity of care - receiving care from the same midwife or team of midwives - is best practice in maternity care. But we spoke to new mothers whose experiences show that services don’t always implement it. -
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Mental health issues are widespread and of significant concern to new parents, but many face substantial difficulties accessing mental health services. Mothers from across the local area told us about their experiences. -
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Last year, 793 people shared their experiences of health and social care services with us. Our annual report sets out how your comments and concerns have had a real impact on local health and social care services. -
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The commitment to personalised care has been a cornerstone of NHS policy on maternity care for many years. A crucial part of personalised care is good communication, listening and agreeing on actions together. -
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Lucy Letby was found guilty on the 21st August 2023 of murdering seven babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015 and 2016, while working as a nurse. She was also convicted of trying to kill six other infants. -
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a report following an inspection of the maternity services at both Weston General Hospital and UHBW Bristol Main Site (St Michael’s Hospital), both run by University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, in December. -
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102 people in Knowle West, Hartcliffe and Weston-super-Mare spoke to us about their experiences of health and social care. They shared the barriers and failures that prevented them from accessing local services, and what improvements are needed. -
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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.