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We're looking for new Healthwatch Northamptonshire Advisory Board Members

Join the team by volunteering for the Healthwatch Northamptonshire Advisory Board!

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NHS 111 First - We would like to hear your views and feedback!

Have you heard of or used the new NHS 111 First service? Please tell us about your views and experiences.

21 January 2021

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Sheila and Wendy win prestigious national award for Healthwatch Northamptonshire

Two of our dedicated volunteers who made an amazing 43 trips to inspect 36 wards and departments in a year at Kettering General Hospital have won Healthwatch Northamptonshire a national award.

17 November 2020

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Annual Report 2019-20 - Guided by you

During 2019-20 we undertook some exciting projects and continued to ensure that the views and needs of the people of Northamptonshire are considered, particularly as services and organisations are restructured.

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The ‘Big Ideas’ people in Northamptonshire think would improve local health and care services

Healthwatch Northamptonshire and NHCP NHS Long Term Plan community engagement report now published!

26 September 2019

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Carers Week 2021

Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK.

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Twin crisis of access and affordability calls for a radical rethink of NHS dentistry

Healthwatch England warns dental care crisis shows no signs of slowing, with four in five people (80%) struggling to access timely care between January and March 2021.  

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Could you be the next Chair of the Healthwatch Northamptonshire Advisory Board?

Use your skills and experience to help improve the public voice in health and care services for people in Northamptonshire.

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Being Myself Report - A look at the Emotional Wellbeing of young people in Daventry Town

21 December 2020

In the summer of 2019 Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire was...

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Community Healthcare for Young People Focus Groups Report

10 December 2020

Find out what young people told us about their views and experiences...

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15 Steps Visits to Kettering General Hospital: Summary and Impact Report

27 October 2020

Two of our volunteers visited wards and departments at Kettering...