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The first of several coproduction workshops will be taking place on Thursday 9 December 2021 from 9.00am to 12.30pm to allow people to help design what the Integrated Care System (ICS) engagement approach should look and feel like across the Black Country as part of a strategy for working with people and communities. -
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People are often in need of out-of-hours medical assistance. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed. -
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It's so important that you feel supported as a new parent. Read the article below to find out where you can go to get the help you need. -
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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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Take a look at our advice article on the organisations and groups that can support you if you’re grieving. -
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If you are experiencing or feel at risk of domestic abuse, or are worried about someone who might be, find out where you can go for advice and help. -
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With more and more appointments happening online, we've put together some tips on how to get the most out of the virtual health and care appointments both for patients and health and care professionals. -
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A new survey of public attitudes to NHS dentistry shows that half of the adults in England find dental charges unfair amid escalating living costs. -
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Your mental wellness is as important as your physical health but seeking help can be daunting. Here's what to expect when you seek support for your mental health. -
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Do you or a loved one need help with social care? Read the article below and find out answers to key questions about who can access adult social care and how to pay for it. -
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Our complaints process outlines how to make a complaint about us and our approach to making sure complaints are resolved. Anyone who is dissatisfied with any aspect of this Healthwatch service provided by Evolving Communities CIC can make a complaint under the Evolving Communities Complaints Policy and Procedure. -
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Find out the signs and symptoms of monkeypox, what to do if you think you have it and who is eligible for a vaccine. -
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Confused about Long Covid? Find out the common symptoms and how to get support. -
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Do you know about your rights to language support in NHS settings? -
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Are you having trouble finding an NHS funded dentist? Read our tips on what to do if you’re facing problems. -
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As the new Black Country Integrated Care System becomes a statutory body and formally starts work on 1 July 2022, Healthwatch Wolverhampton looks forward to a productive partnership between services and the public to make care better. -
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The City of Wolverhampton Council is developing an All Age Carers Strategy. Carers aged 18–25 years, adult carers and professionals are being invited to have their say and help shape a new strategy which will aim to ensure the right support and services are in place for them and the people that they look after. -
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The City of Wolverhampton Council are inviting professionals from organisations who come into contact with, or provide support to carers in Wolverhampton, to have their say to help shape a new strategy which will aim to ensure the right support and services are in place for them, and the people that they look after. -
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Today marks the start of Orange Wolverhampton, the annual campaign from 25 November to 10 December to end interpersonal violence and raise awareness of the help and support available to victims in Wolverhampton. -
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This year marks the fourth annual Advocacy Awareness Week (1-7 November 2021) and the theme this year is #AdvocacyinAction. We want to remind people about what advocacy is, how it works best and how it has already helped people in our communities to live their lives. -
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Pride month is a celebration of the LGBT+ community and is held in June to commemorate the Stonewall riots in 1969 and the subsequent work of countless people to further the rights of LGBT+ people around the world since then, making society a more equal and just place to live for all of us. -
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NHS Digital have recently announced plans to allow an NHS system to extract patient data from GP surgeries in England. The new data-sharing system was due to start in July, with the public being able to opt-out but has now been pushed back to 1 September. -
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Over the past 14 months our staff team have been volunteering their time to support their communities. Today we are celebrating the impact they made. From delivering prescriptions to making befriending phone calls – the team have been working hard to offer support. -
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NHS Blood and Transplant is asking for men between the ages of 17 and 66 to consider donating their blood plasma. -
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This Volunteers’ Week we are celebrating Power of Youth Day. Today is an annual celebration of young people that contribute to society by volunteering. Join us in celebrating all our Youth Healthwatch Volunteers and Work Experience Students, past and present. -
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A time to say thank you; this week we are celebrating our volunteers who make a difference to health and social care services in Wolverhampton. Volunteers' Week is celebrated nationally every year, between 1 to 7 June. -
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International Workers Memorial Day remembers those who have died or been injured in their workplace. It seems only right that this year we remember all those who have risked their lives and made the ultimate sacrifice during the pandemic. -
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Stress is something that we will all go through and the causes vary from work, money and health worries to dealing with the lockdown restrictions and everything in between. Since March 65% of people have reported feeling more stressed than usual during the pandemic. -
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We have launched a brand-new online engagement platform, providing the public with more opportunities to feedback, share ideas and influence decisions on health and social care topics that matter to them. -
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The City of Wolverhampton Council is encouraging people to have their say about Healthwatch Wolverhampton, an organisation which champions the views of local people who use health and social care services. -
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Today marks the one year anniversary of the start of the first lockdown in 2020. Since then, hundreds of thousands of people have lost their lives to COVID-19 and millions have been bereaved. -
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Healthwatch is launching a national survey to understand if care works for new mothers and birthing parents. -
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January is Good Care Month. An opportunity to celebrate examples of good care being delivered by health and social care services. -
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This week is Eating Disorders Awareness Week. Eating disorders can affect anyone and each year the charity Beat Eating Disorders hold an awareness week to help raise awareness of the various eating disorders across the country. This year the focus is on binge eating disorder (BED). -
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The easing of the national lockdown and the vaccination programme gives us all hope that we will return to normal one day. The last 12 months have been difficult for all of us, and we have had to adapt, none more so than the amazing doctors, nurses and care staff on the front line. -
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A new NHS text messaging service has been launched in Wolverhampton for young people aged between 11 and 19. By texting 07507 332 631 young people can chat to a school nurse to get confidential advice, support and signposting for a wide range of health and wellbeing issues. -
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Time to Talk Day on Thursday 4 February is all about encouraging people to talk about mental health. This can be talking about our own experiences of living with poor mental health, talking more generally that it is ok to not be ok, and awareness that services are there to support us when we are struggling. -
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The theme for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week (10-16 May) is to reconnect with nature and using the 'five ways to wellbeing'. -
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Find out in our Annual Report how your feedback helped local NHS and social care services improve care last year. -
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Working as part of the Black Country Healthwatch Partnership, we investigated children's experiences of mental health care to inform the future look and feel of services. -
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We called all GP practices in Wolverhampton to understand the public's experience of booking appointments and accessing care. -
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The experiences of people who were more likely to be digitally excluded when accessing primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
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We asked local people and communities about their experience of COVID-19 and how this affected their health and wellbeing. -
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We asked people about their recent experiences of using urgent and emergency care to inform service development and improvement. -
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People told us about their experiences of maternity care, including during pregnancy, birth and postnatal care, to identify where improvements could be made. -
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We investigated local women's views about cervical screening and sought to understand the barriers that can prevent women attending appointments. -
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We heard from people who are confined at home, new mothers, and older people, to identify their needs and how services could develop to better support them. -
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Patients and other service users shared their views to help improve services and make sure patients are given a choice about their care and where they wish to die. -
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Working with the Black Country Healthwatch partnership, we asked patients about their knowledge and experiences of using General Practice Nurses to inform NHS service development linked to the local Primary Care Strategy. -
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Working with the Black Country and West Birmingham Healthwatch partnership, we asked local people about their views of local healthcare services to shape and support delivery in the region of the NHS England Long Term Plan.
