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Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire Annual Report 2019-20

Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire has had a busy year!

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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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Young Carers Takeover Project report

Thanks to a Takeover Challenge grant, Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire Young Carers Service were able to work together to explore the needs and experiences of young carers.

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Northamptonshire Adult Social Services Independent Service User Survey

Last year Northamptonshire County Council commissioned us to find out what changes are needed in the way they provide adult social care.

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Visits to mental health crisis support services in Northamptonshire

Healthwatch Northamptonshire has been carrying out a series of visits to NHS and Social Care funded services in Northamptonshire to ascertain the experience and opinions of service users, with a particular focus on mental health.

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Young people’s experiences of Personal, Social, Health and Education

Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire was commissioned by Public Health Northamptonshire to carry out a review of Personal, Social, Health and Education (PSHE) in Northamptonshire schools. The report has now been published.

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Visit to St Andrew’s Healthcare

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 January 2020

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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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Annual Report 2018-19

Read all about our year!

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Fifteen Steps for Maternity at Northampton General Hospital

Together with Northamptonshire Maternity Voices Partnership, we carried out a 15 Steps Maternity Visit across both hospital trusts in Northamptonshire – Northampton General Hospital and Kettering General Hospital. This is the report for NGH.

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Fifteen Steps for Maternity at Kettering General Hospital

Together with Northamptonshire Maternity Voices Partnership, we carried out a 15 Steps Maternity Visit across both hospital trusts in Northamptonshire – Northampton General Hospital and Kettering General Hospital. This is the report for KGH.

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Independent Review of Health and Wellbeing Fora in Northamptonshire

The Northamptonshire Health and Wellbeing Fora enable engagement with a broad range of public sector and voluntary organisations in seven districts and boroughs in the county.