1. Independent Review of Health and Wellbeing Fora in Northamptonshire

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    The Northamptonshire Health and Wellbeing Fora enable engagement with a broad range of public sector and voluntary organisations in seven districts and boroughs in the county.

  2. Revolutionising Engagement and Involvement Workshop Report

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    In May 2016 Healthwatch and the Patient Congress jointly held a public engagement event focusing on ‘Revolutionising Engagement and Involvement’.

  3. The views of parents/carers, staff and volunteers on services for under 5s delivered by Children’s Centres and Library Plus in Northamptonshire

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    Healthwatch Northamptonshire (HWN) Children, Young People and Families working group visited Library Plus and children’s centre services in Northamptonshire to hear from families, staff and volunteers about the services provided for children under 5.

  4. The Care Act 2014

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    There are new duties for local authorities, as well as changes to how care is charged for, who has to pay and how much people will have to pay towards their care.

  5. The ‘Big Ideas’ people in Northamptonshire think would improve local health and care services

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    Healthwatch Northamptonshire and NHCP NHS Long Term Plan community engagement report now published!

  6. Young people’s experiences of Personal, Social, Health and Education

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    Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire was commissioned by Public Health Northamptonshire to carry out a review of Personal, Social, Health and Education (PSHE) in Northamptonshire schools. The report has now been published.

  7. Annual Report 2019-20 - Guided by you

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    During 2019-20 we undertook some exciting projects and continued to ensure that the views and needs of the people of Northamptonshire are considered, particularly as services and organisations are restructured.

  8. Community Healthcare for Young People Focus Groups Report

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    Find out what young people told us about their views and experiences of community health and wellbeing services.

  9. Health and social care needs of the Armed Forces Community in Northamptonshire

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    Healthwatch Northamptonshire carried out a survey on behalf of the Armed Forces Covenant Northamptonshire to find out more about the health and social care needs of the Armed Forces community in Northamptonshire.

  10. A snapshot of Carers’ views on the impact of Northamptonshire County Council cuts

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    During the autumn of 2018, Carers’ Voice and Healthwatch Northamptonshire undertook a small piece of work to identify the impact of recent cuts to Adult Social Care by Northamptonshire County Council on carers and those they care for.

  11. Domiciliary Care Lay Monitoring Pilot Project Report

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    Healthwatch Northamptonshire has been working in partnership with Northamptonshire County Council on a pilot project to monitor the quality of home (domiciliary) care services.

  12. Annual Report 2015-16

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    Read all about our year!

  13. Young Carers Takeover Project report

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    Thanks to a Takeover Challenge grant, Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire Young Carers Service were able to work together to explore the needs and experiences of young carers.

  14. Experiences of caring during the coronavirus pandemic

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    Your feedback from 2020 suggested that more people were providing care to their loved ones during the pandemic and the changes to services had put extra strain on carers. In 2021, we set out to find out more about the experiences of unpaid carers.

  15. Annual Report 2020-2021 - On equal terms

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    This year has been a very difficult one for everybody. While Healthwatch could not visit health and social care premises, we were still able to investigate the impact of the pandemic on people's access to the services that matter to them most.

  16. Annual Report 2021-2022 - Championing what matters to you

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    Our 2021-2022 Annual Report looks at the work that we completed last year whilst still being limited by the new ways of working. Despite the year's challenges we continue to work relentlessly to ensure the public's voice was heard.

  17. Annual Report 2022-2023 - Together we're making health and social care better

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    Our 2022-2023 Annual Report is a showcase of the work we completed throughout the last financial year. Read about our year!