1. 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.

  2. 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

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Annual Report 2015-16

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    Read all about our year!

  6. 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.

  7. Training and Consultancy Services

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

  8. 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.

  9. 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

  10. 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.

  11. 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’.

  12. 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.

  13. 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.

  14. 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.

  15. 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.

  16. 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.

  17. We want to know about experiences of mental health crisis services in Northamptonshire

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    We want to find out people’s experience of seeking help at a time of mental health crisis. We want to hear from people about what works and what could be better. The survey is for mental health care services for adults only.

  18. Carers' Voice Northamptonshire

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    Carers' Voice Northamptonshire has now closed but please contact Healthwatch Northamptonshire with any feedback or Northamptonshire Carers for any guidance or support.

  19. Speak up and help improve services in Northamptonshire

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    We all love the NHS, but let’s make it even better this year. Tell us about your experiences of health and social care, and the changes that you would like to see made locally, in our online survey. #SpeakUp2020

  20. Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire Takeover Day

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    Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire volunteers took part in activities to find out more about Northampton General Hospital and Kettering General Hospital and to give young people a taste of future careers in the NHS

  21. Visit to St Andrew’s Healthcare

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    Healthwatch Northamptonshire representatives carry out visits to health and social care services to ascertain the quality of care, experience and opinions of service users and make recommendations where there are areas for improvement.

  22. Dr David N Jones talks about A&E pressures on BBC Look East

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    Healthwatch Northamptonshire Chair, David N Jones, spoke on BBC Look East about the building pressures for A&E and the changes to performance targets.

  23. Planning Group Meeting

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  24. Planning Group Meeting

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  25. Combined Board and Planning Group Meeting July 2020

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  26. Annual Meeting 2020

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  27. Planning Group Meeting September 2020

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  28. Board Meeting October 2020

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  29. What can I expect from young people’s mental health services?

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    Young people may need help with a range of issues at different points in their life. Find out what you can expect from mental health services, to make sure you get the support you need.

  30. Have you had a bad experience of NHS administration? We need your views.

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    Have you had problems with NHS administrative processes, such as booking appointments, referrals, prescriptions or other correspondence with NHS services? We want to hear how people's care experience has been affected by poor NHS administration.

  31. Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire

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    We are looking for young people in Northamptonshire between 11 to 24 years old who are keen to make a difference in health and social care and are interested in young people's rights and wellbeing.

  32. We want to know about the health and wellbeing of young people in East Northamptonshire

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    Young Healthwatch is conducting a survey asking 11 to 19 year old’s about their physical health, lifestyle and emotional health in East Northamptonshire. The survey includes questions on how young people engage with leisure activities locally.

  33. Finding out more about Continuing Health Care

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    Continuing Health Care is social care arranged and funded by the NHS for people who have been assessed as needing care to manage a health problem.

  34. Being Myself Daventry Survey

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    Young Healthwatch is conducting a survey on behalf of Healthy Young Daventry asking 11 to 19 year old’s about their physical health, lifestyle and emotional health. The survey includes questions on how young people manage difficult emotions.

  35. Our update about COVID-19 and remote working

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    Healthwatch Northamptonshire has been monitoring the rapidly unfolding situation around COVID-19 on a daily basis to consider its impact on how we work and how we best support our staff, volunteers, partners and stakeholders.

  36. 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.

  37. Visits to mental health crisis support services in Northamptonshire

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    Healthwatch Northamptonshire has been carrying out a series of visits to NHS and Social Care funded services in Northamptonshire to ascertain the experience and opinions of service users, with a particular focus on mental health.

  38. Coronavirus: Advice from other organisations

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    It can be hard to keep up with the constantly changing and evolving nature of guidance and help with coronavirus. Here are some links to different national organisations and their advice.

  39. Healthwatch Northamptonshire’s support for health and care services and the people using them during the pandemic

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    As a statutory body, Healthwatch has the role of working with others to both help communities have clear and accurate information and advice and safeguard the rights and wellbeing of people who use health and social care services.

  40. Request help and support - Coronavirus

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    How to request support from volunteers if you are self-isolating in Northamptonshire and need help.

  41. Board Meeting

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  42. What's the difference between social distancing, self-isolation and shielding?

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    Self-isolation, social distancing and shielding have been introduced by the Government to help you and your loved ones stay safe from COVID-19. Find out what they mean in practice and what applies to you.

  43. Community pharmacy opening hours during the COVID-19 pandemic

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    The joint COVID-19 Northamptonshire Strategic Coordination Centre* has issued an update about pharmacy opening hours, including over the Easter weekend:

  44. Accessing dental services in the East Midlands

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    An update from NHS England and NHS Improvement Midlands:

  45. Healthwatch Northamptonshire - protecting the rights and interests of people using health and social care in Northamptonshire during the pandemic

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    A message from our Chair, Dr David N Jones

  46. Planning care at the end of life

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    With the current coronavirus pandemic, it’s important that you and your loved ones discuss your preferences for end of life care. This is especially important if you have been identified as high risk of severe illness if you catch COVID-19.

  47. New COVID-19 clinics to help self-isolating patients access urgent medical advice

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    New temporary clinics are being set up around Northamptonshire to enable people with COVID-19 symptoms to be safely seen face-to-face by a GP or other healthcare professional.

  48. Continue to seek medical help for serious conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic

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    The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak means you should only leave your home if it's essential, but you should still seek help if you have a serious health condition or concerning symptoms.

  49. Remote consultations in general practice

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    For many people, it’s more convenient to be able to speak to their GP or other healthcare professionals remotely.