1. A report on a survey of Young People’s Wellbeing in Northamptonshire

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    Healthwatch Northamptonshire and the Northamptonshire Young Leaders carried out a survey on the wellbeing of young persons aged 11-25 across the county

  2. A report on Healthwatch Northamptonshire’s Young People’s Health and Wellbeing Conference

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    Healthwatch Northamptonshire’s Young People’s Conference, held on the 18 February 2015, was planned and designed to be a positive and fun day to enable young people between the ages of 12 and 18 to engage with other young people and professionals.

  3. A report on Healthwatch Northamptonshire’s public engagement campaign

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    Throughout October, November and December 2014, we ran our public engagement campaign, Make your Voice Count 2. Our aim is to engage with the community and gather your views and experiences.

  4. Patient experiences of GP services in Northamptonshire

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    Healthwatch Northamptonshire visited 25 GP practices in 2014 and spoke to 234 people. We spoke to the practice managers to find out more about how their practice works, what they thought worked well and their views on the challenges faced.

  5. The future of health and social care in Northamptonshire workshop report

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    On the 14 May 2015 Healthwatch Northamptonshire invited the heads of the local health and social care providers to a workshop to discuss the future of health and social care in Northamptonshire.

  6. A summary of parents’ experiences of using the health visiting service in Northamptonshire

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    Healthwatch Northamptonshire volunteers interviewed 221 parents in 8 locations across Northamptonshire. We found that the majority of parents were satisfied with the service in general, especially when they had specific concerns.

  7. Annual Report 2014-15

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    Read all about our year!

  8. Report on the Domiciliary Care Lay Monitoring Project Phase 2: November 2014 – March 2015

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    We have been finding out what people who use domiciliary care and their families think about the quality of this essential service.

  9. Healthwatch Northamptonshire’s report on people’s experiences of services provided by NHFT

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    We have published our report on the experiences of people using services provided by Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT).

  10. Survey of people waiting in Accident and Emergency at Northampton General Hospital, Kettering General Hospital and Corby Urgent Care Centre

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    Healthwatch volunteers and staff asked 565 people in the waiting areas at Northampton General Hospital A&E, Kettering General Hospital A&E and Corby Urgent Care Centre about their experiences of A&E and urgent care.

  11. 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.

  12. 10 top tips to get the most out of your GP appointment

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    We know from our conversations with the public that some patients report feeling rushed during appointments and struggling to make themselves heard. Here are some tips that could help you get the most out of visiting your GP.

  13. Enter and View Reports - GP Practices

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    Healthwatch Northamptonshire visited 25 GP practices in 2014 and spoke to 234 people. We spoke to the practice managers to find out more about how their practice works, what they thought worked well and their views on the challenges faced.

  14. Enter and View Reports - Residential and Nursing Homes

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    Healthwatch Northamptonshire reports on its Enter and View visits to residential and nursing homes

  15. Enter and View - Other Providers

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    Healthwatch North and West Northamptonshire is able to use it's Enter and View role to look at and report on a variety of health and social care services, including privately run services, where public money is used to provide care.

  16. Make Your Voice Count - Views and experiences of health and social care in Northamptonshire, specifically cancer, diabetes and dementia

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    Between October 2015 and January 2016 Healthwatch Northamptonshire (HWN) carried out our third annual ‘Make Your Voice Count’ campaign.

  17. Annual Report 2015-16

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    Read all about our year!

  18. A report on the views of children and young people with SEND in Northamptonshire

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    Since September 2015, HWN has engaged with CYP with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) using a variety of activity and methods.

  19. Training and Consultancy Services

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    Connected Together can help organisations in many ways to effectively engage with your community.

  20. Healthwatch Northamptonshire Understanding Mental Health Easy Read Guide

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    This information guide has been produced by Healthwatch Northamptonshire and is an introduction to mental health, possible problems and what help is available. It has been written for Children and Young People and their friends and family.

  21. Healthwatch Northamptonshire Understanding Mental Health Easy Read Guide - Matthew's Story

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    A young persons guide to understanding mental health - telling the story of Mattew

  22. Northampton General Hospital 24 hour survey in A&E

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    To gain a better understanding of why more patient are attending A&E and whether anything can be done to prevent inappropriate attendances, NGH, with the help of Healthwatch Northamptonshire, conducted a survey of ‘walk-in’ patients attending A&E.

  23. 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’.

  24. Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire Visit to Kettering General Hospital

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    In July 2016 two Young Healthwatch volunteers visited Skylark Ward (the children’s ward) at Kettering General Hospital (KGH) in order to give feedback to the hospital about this ward from the perspective of young people.

  25. The views of Children and Young People in Northamptonshire about Eating Disorders

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    Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire (YHW) carried out a survey asking Children and Young People (CYP) aged 9 to 24 about their knowledge and awareness of eating disorders.

  26. Eating Disorders and Body Image - Issues affecting LGBTQ Young People

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    Healthwatch Northamptonshire and Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire conducted an Eating Disorder survey, gathering views of over 2,000 young people locally with a focus group session with young people who attend the OUT THERE LGBTQ youth group.

  27. 10 top tips to get the most out of your dental appointment

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    Everyone should be able to access good quality NHS dental services. Take a look at our top tips to help you get the most out of your next dental appointment.

  28. Northamptonshire Sustainability Transformation Plan (STP)

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    The Northamptonshire Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) sets out how health and social care in our county will change over the next five years.