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. 15 Steps Visit at Northampton General Hospital Report

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    We are pleased to publish our 15 Steps Visit at Northampton General Hospital Report, which was performed and created by Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire.

  18. Young Healthwatch ADHD and Autism Survey

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    Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire is seeking the views of 11-18 year olds recently diagnosed or waiting for an assessment for ADHD or Autism.

  19. Research Project Survey

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    We are running a survey to better understand what the barriers are in the public engaging with research.

  20. Respiratory Project Report

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    Healthwatch North and West Northamptonshire partnered with West Northamptonshire Council to conduct research on the experiences of individuals with respiratory conditions and we are happy to announce that this report is now available.

  21. Patient Transport Report

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    Our Report on Patient Transport is now published.

  22. Announcement of Beacon membership of the Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse

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    We, along with Connected Together CIC and Healthwatch Rutland are delighted to announce our Beacon membership of the Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse (EIDA), a leading business network that supports employers to take action on domestic abuse.

  23. Annual Work Plan 2024-2025

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    The Healthwatch North and West Northamptonshire annual work plan helps provide commissioners and key stakeholders with an overview of planned activity for the next 12 months.

  24. NGH Ophthalmology Enter and View Report

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    Our report on the Enter and View we conducted at Northampton General Hospital's Ophthalmology Department has now been published.

  25. Teen Clinic Daventry

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    Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire is running a survey on behalf of Teen Clinic Daventry. We want to hear and understand young people’s experiences using their services so that we can analyse what is working well and what can be improved to better provide help.

  26. Pharmacy First

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    Get help without a GP appointment.

  27. Consultation on Healthwatch North and West Northamptonshire

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    West Northamptonshire Council are running a consultation seeking the public’s views of Healthwatch services in West Northamptonshire. Get involved via the button below.