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The views of parents/carers, staff and volunteers on services for under 5s delivered by Children’s Centres and Library Plus in Northamptonshire

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.

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Survey of people waiting in Accident and Emergency at Northampton General Hospital, Kettering General Hospital and Corby Urgent Care Centre

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.

18 September 2015

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Healthwatch Northamptonshire’s report on people’s experiences of services provided by NHFT

We have published our report on the experiences of people using services provided by Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT).

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Report on the Domiciliary Care Lay Monitoring Project Phase 2: November 2014 – March 2015

We have been finding out what people who use domiciliary care and their families think about the quality of this essential service.

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Annual Report 2014-15

Read all about our year!

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A summary of parents’ experiences of using the health visiting service in Northamptonshire

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.

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The future of health and social care in Northamptonshire workshop report

On the 14 May 2015 Healthwatch Northamptonshire invited the heads of the local health and social care providers to a workshop to discuss the future of health and social care in Northamptonshire.

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Patient experiences of GP services in Northamptonshire

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.

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A report on Healthwatch Northamptonshire’s public engagement campaign

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.

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A report on Healthwatch Northamptonshire’s Young People’s Health and Wellbeing Conference

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.

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A report on a survey of Young People’s Wellbeing in Northamptonshire

Healthwatch Northamptonshire and the Northamptonshire Young Leaders carried out a survey on the wellbeing of young persons aged 11-25 across the county

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The Care Act 2014

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.

8 December 2014