1. Coproducing the Integrated Care Systems engagement strategy for working with people and communities

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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.

  2. Healthwatch England News: Lack of NHS dental appointments widens health inequalities

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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.

  3. Healthwatch Wolverhampton welcomes the Integrated Care System and new opportunities to put people at the heart of care

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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.

  4. All Age Carers Strategy – Carers aged 18 and over invited to have their say

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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.

  5. All Age Carers Strategy development – professionals survey

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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.

  6. Orange Wolverhampton

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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.

  7. Join us in celebrating Advocacy Awareness Week (#AAW21) and help us make sure everyone’s voice is heard

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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.

  8. Share your experiences of health and social care this pride month and beyond

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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.

  9. New GP data sharing system pushed back – let us know your questions and concerns

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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.

  10. Save lives today by donating your blood plasma

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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.

  11. Volunteers' Week: power of youth

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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.

  12. Celebrating Volunteers' Week

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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.

  13. International Workers Memorial Day - remembering those who risked their life in the pandemic

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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.

  14. More ways to have your say on health and social care services

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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.

  15. Consultation of Healthwatch Wolverhampton

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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.

  16. Join us for today's National Day of Reflection

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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.

  17. Tell us your story of maternal mental health care

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    Healthwatch is launching a national survey to understand if care works for new mothers and birthing parents.

  18. Good Care Month

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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.

  19. Call for caution as lockdown restrictions set to be eased

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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.

  20. Young people’s mental health support

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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.

  21. It’s Time To Talk

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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.

  22. People are increasingly avoiding NHS appointments and prescriptions due to cost of living, Healthwatch England warns

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    With spiralling costs of living, Healthwatch England is warning people are making changes to how they use health and social care services, which can have an adverse impact on their health and wellbeing.

  23. Healthwatch England research: Six-week postnatal checks are failing many new mothers

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    Healthwatch England, is warning that six-week postnatal checks – required of GPs in England – are failing many new mothers.

  24. ‘Review culture’ is on the rise, yet only one in ten people feedback on health services

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    As Healthwatch marks its tenth anniversary this week, Healthwatch Wolverhampton joins the 152 local Healthwatch across England to appeal for more people to feedback on NHS care.

  25. New report on local people’s experiences of accessing GP care

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    As local health and care champion, we have published a report looking at patient experiences of booking GP appointments by phone, resulting in recommendations to help improve access to GP care in the city.

  26. Healthwatch Wolverhampton Annual Report: Working together to improve health and social care

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    Last year (April 2022-March 2023), we supported over 2,500 people to have their say on health and social care and to get information and advice about local services.

  27. What’s your experience of booking appointments on your GP website?

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    We are asking people to share their experience of using GP websites to book appointments, to help improve access to GP services in the city.

  28. Healthwatch England report: Faster progress needed to tackle barriers to care

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    Access to care is the main concern people have shared with Healthwatch in the past year. A new report by Healthwatch England looking at health and social care from the patients' perspective has warned that we risk "a two-tier health and care system" unless the NHS takes faster action to tackle access issues.

  29. How can mental health support be improved for adults with autism in Wolverhampton?

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    As your local health and social care champion, we want to hear about your experience of mental health support for adults with autism and how this could be improved.

  30. Improving access to GPs in Wolverhampton - new report

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    We have published a new report highlighting how GP practices in the city could make it easier for patients to book appointments and access services.

  31. Evolving Communities wins Healthwatch Wolverhampton contract to be local people’s health and care champion

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    Following a recent tender process, Evolving Communities has been appointed by the City of Wolverhampton Council to provide Healthwatch services from April 2022.