1. 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’.

  2. 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.

  3. 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).

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. Annual Report 2015-16

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    Read all about our year!

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

  12. 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.

  13. Annual Report 2014-15

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    Read all about our year!

  14. 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.

  15. 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.

  16. 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

  17. 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.

  18. Survey of patients waiting in Accident and Emergency at Northampton General Hospital

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    We asked 173 people in the A&E waiting area at NGH about what other services they had tried to access before going to A&E and what their experience was

  19. Annual Report 2013-14

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    Read all about our year!

  20. Notes from Mental Health and Wellbeing Workshop

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    Healthwatch Northamptonshire held a mental health workshop in May to understand the changes happening in mental health services currently and to ensure service users and carers are involved

  21. Make Your Voice Count Report

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    During September and October 2013, Healthwatch Northamptonshire ran a campaign called “Make Your Voice Count”.

  22. 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.

  23. 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.

  24. 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

  25. How can your pharmacy help you?

    Advice and Information -

    Did you know that pharmacies provide advice and information on minor illnesses and ailments? Take a look at how they an help you.

  26. 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

  27. 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.

  28. 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.

  29. Local young carers help develop a Commonwealth young carer charter at the East Africa Young Carers Festival 2019

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    Members of Northamptonshire Young Carers and Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire members participated via video link in the East Africa Young Carers Festival 2019.

  30. 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.

  31. 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.

  32. 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.

  33. Neighbouring Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STP)

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    If you live near the borders of the county you might be affected by Sustainability and Transformation Plans of neighbouring regions.

  34. Tips for choosing a care home

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    Finding a suitable care home for you or a loved one can be difficult. Healthwatch England has pulled together some of the best tips provided by the NHS and other organisations in England to help you make the right choice.

  35. 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!

  36. 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.

  37. 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.

  38. Healthwatch Northamptonshire shortlisted for national award

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    After reviewing almost 150 entries, Healthwatch England has announced the finalists for the Healthwatch Network Awards 2019

  39. Young Healthwatch attend training on how to use the 15 Steps Challenge tool

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    This week we were pleased to run training about NHS England's 15 Step Challenge for young people from local Young Healthwatch's across the country.

  40. How volunteering with us helped Tanzi secure her university place

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    Congratulations to Tanzi, our Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire Chair, who has been a volunteer with us for four years.

  41. Mental Health Crisis Support Survey

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    We want to know about experiences of mental health crisis services in Northamptonshire. Help shape services by answering our survey.

  42. Northamptonshire Health, Care and Wellbeing Plan

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    Join the conversation and have your say

  43. We’ve been re-accredited with the Investing in Children Membership Award™

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    We are very pleased to have re-accredited with the Investing in Children Membership Award™ for our work with Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire.

  44. Home care services: What people told Healthwatch about their experiences

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    Over the last year, the number of local Healthwatch citing improvements to home care services as a priority for their community has doubled. A new report explains what people have told Healthwatch about their experience of home care.

  45. 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.

  46. Connected Together Community Interest Company (CTCIC) becomes a certified member of the Market Research Society (MRS).

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    All MRS Company Partners and their employees agree to adhere to the MRS Code of Conduct and MRS Company Partner Quality Commitment whilst undertaking research.

  47. Northamptonshire GPs asked to keep things simple when seeking patient feedback

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    New research by health and care champion Healthwatch England adds to a growing evidence base that people recognise the pressures the NHS is under and want to help make it better by sharing their feedback.

  48. Do you know what short breaks are?

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    An Easy Read Guide about Short Breaks available in Northamptonshire

  49. Protect your unborn baby this winter with a free flu jab

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    Pregnant women in Northamptonshire are being urged to have their free flu vaccination to help keep themselves and their unborn baby safe and well.