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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. -
Advice and Information -
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. -
Advice and Information -
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. -
Advice and Information -
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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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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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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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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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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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'. -
Report -
Find out in our Annual Report how your feedback helped local NHS and social care services improve care last year. -
Report -
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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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. -
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We evaluated patient experience at the new Urgent Care Centre to inform improvements in service delivery and patient care. -
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We worked with partners to explore people's experiences of end of life care to identify barriers to a universal, holistic approach in Wolverhampton, Walsall and Staffordshire. -
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The Wolverhampton Safeguarding Adults Board commissioned us to conduct a research project with adult service users to understand their experiences of safeguarding. -
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In this Annual Report we share our key challenges and successes, how we responded to COVID-19 and continued to gather the views of the public during the pandemic. -
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In this Annual Report we share our key challenges and successes, as we continued to engage with the public to understand people’s experiences of health and social care to make a difference. We offered work experience to more students and recognised as Employer of the Year by Juniper training for the work we did with their students. -
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In this Annual Report we share our key challenges and successes, as we continued to engage with the public to understand people’s experiences of health and social care to make a difference. -
Report -
In this Annual Report we share our key challenges and successes, as we continued to engage with the public to understand people’s experiences of health and social care to make a difference. -
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In this Annual Report we share our key challenges and successes, as we continued to engage with the public to understand people’s experiences of health and social care to make a difference. -
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The Accessible Information Standard gives disabled people and people with sensory loss the right to get healthcare information they can understand and communications support if needed. -
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Find out what Healthwatch England plans to do to put equalities, diversity and inclusion at the heart of Healthwatch. -
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Healthwatch England explored vaccine confidence amongst people from African, Bangladeshi, Caribbean, and Pakistani backgrounds to understand the barriers to vaccination and to make sure key lessons are taken forward for future public health campaigns. -
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Drawing on almost 200,000 people's experiences from across England, this report looks at how the pandemic has changed the way people access their GP and how this affected their experience of care. -
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Our report following a visit to Wednesfield Dental Practice, which provides NHS check-ups and treatments, plus a home visits if needed. -
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Our report following a visit to Ashmore Park Medical Centre (Dr Rajcholan) in Wednesfield, where GPs along with the Practice Nurse and staff, including midwives and health visitors, provide a complete range of medical services. -
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Our report following a visit to the Acute Medical Unit (AMU) at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton. -
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Our report following a visit to the Bentley Court Care Home in Wednesfield, which provides provides general and dementia nursing care for up to 76 residents. -
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Our report following a visit to the Rheumatology Centre at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton. -
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Our report following a visit to the Rheumatology Centre at Cannock Chase Hospital in Cannock. -
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Our report following a visit to the Bentley Court Care Home in Wednesfield, which provides provides general and dementia nursing care for up to 76 residents. -
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Our report following a visit to the Bentley Court Care Home in Wednesfield, which provides provides general and dementia nursing care for up to 76 residents. -
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Our report following a visit to Bilston Health Centre (Dr V Mudigonda), where GPs along with the Practice Nurse and staff, including health visitors, provide a comprehensive range of health care. -
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Our report following a visit to Bilston Health Centre (Dr V Mudigonda), where GPs along with the Practice Nurse and staff, including health visitors, provide a comprehensive range of health care. -
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Our report following a visit to the Eversleigh Care Centre in the West Park area of Wolverhampton, which provides residental nursing care. -
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Our report following a visit to the Eversleigh Care Centre in the West Park area of Wolverhampton, which provides residental nursing care. -
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Our report following a visit to the Orchard House Nursing Home in the Penn area of Wolverhampton, which provides residental nursing care. -
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Our report following a visit to the Orchard House Nursing Home in the Penn area of Wolverhampton, which provides residental nursing care.
