1. Healthwatch Northamptonshire Visit to St Andrew’s Healthcare

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    Healthwatch Northamptonshire visited St Andrew’s Healthcare last week to meet with their CEO, Katie Fisher, senior managers and take a tour of some of the facilities and the grounds.

  2. Successful procurements mean Corby’s Urgent Care Centre will continue and an extra 1,000 NHS appointments a month will be available via a brand-new service

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    NHS Corby Clinical Commissioning Group has successfully procured two new contracts - meaning Corby’s Urgent Care Centre (UCC) service will continue and a new service providing 1,000 extra GP related appointments a month will be on offer to patients.

  3. Registering with your GP: understanding your rights

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    People have told us they can have problems registering with a GP. This article explains more about your rights and what do to if you are refused the right to register.

  4. What would to do to improve local health services? #WhatWouldYouDo

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    With growing pressure on the NHS – people living longer, more people living with long-term conditions, and lifestyle choices affecting people’s health – changes are needed to make sure everybody gets the support they need.

  5. Joint Community Engagement Event – 2 May 2019

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    To inform future changes in the health and care system in the county, Connected Together CIC, Healthwatch Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire Health and Care Partnership (NHCP), held a successful community engagement event with around 90 attendees.

  6. Annual Report 2018-19

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    Read all about our year!

  7. What should you expect when it comes to care for your teeth?

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    Four questions staff should ask you or a loved one about your oral health if you’re a care home resident, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence quick guide.

  8. Accessibility checklist for GP surgeries

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    Help make sure that your practice meets people’s accessibility requirements using this checklist from Healthwatch Slough.

  9. The CQC rates EMAS as ‘Good’ overall and ‘Outstanding’ for caring

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    Congratulations to East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) which was graded overall as 'Good', with 'Outstanding' for the care that it provides, in the recent Care Quality Commission inspection report.

  10. Northamptonshire Health, Care and Wellbeing Plan

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    Join the conversation and have your say

  11. Launch of the pharmacy inspections website and learning from inspections report

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    Publication of pharmacy inspection reports to help drive improvement in pharmacy practice.

  12. 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!

  13. Do you need help travelling to NHS services?

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    Find out what support is available to help you when travelling to your GP, hospital or other NHS services.

  14. Healthwatch Northamptonshire receives highly commended recognition at national award

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    We are pleased to announce Healthwatch Northamptonshire has been recognised as highly commended in the ‘Helping more people to have their say’ category at the 2019 Healthwatch Network Awards.

  15. Fighting flu – winter vaccination is everybody’s business

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    Last year nearly 2,400 people had to be admitted to hospital with flu or flu-related complications. Find out how you can prevent the spread of flu.

  16. NHS warning as winter vomiting bug closes 1,000 hospital beds

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    Find out more about how you can prevent the spread of winter norovirus

  17. Where can I go for help when I’m ill in winter?

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    Feeling unwell? Read on for advice about where you can go for help with your health during the winter months.