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Healthwatch Northamptonshire Understanding Mental Health Easy Read Guide
This information guide has been produced by Healthwatch Northamptonshire and is an introduction to mental health, possible problems and what help is available. It has been written for Children and Young People and their friends and family.
16 August 2016
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Photo from a workshop held at Northgate School looking at “what's important to young disabled people” February 2015
Healthwatch Northamptonshire Understanding Mental Health Easy Read Guide - Matthew's Story
A young persons guide to understanding mental health - telling the story of Mattew
16 August 2016
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A report on the views of children and young people with SEND in Northamptonshire
Since September 2015, HWN has engaged with CYP with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) using a variety of activity and methods.
2 August 2016
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Annual Report 2015-16
Read all about our year!
11 July 2016
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GP sitting opposite a patient about to take their tempreature
Make Your Voice Count - Views and experiences of health and social care in Northamptonshire, specifically cancer, diabetes and dementia
Between October 2015 and January 2016 Healthwatch Northamptonshire (HWN) carried out our third annual ‘Make Your Voice Count’ campaign.
8 July 2016
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Two women talking at A&E
Enter and View - Other Providers
Healthwatch North and West Northamptonshire is able to use it's Enter and View role to look at and report on a variety of health and social care services, including privately run services, where public money is used to provide care.
14 April 2016
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Man in a care home
Enter and View Reports - Residential and Nursing Homes
Healthwatch Northamptonshire reports on its Enter and View visits to residential and nursing homes
14 April 2016
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Male doctor speaking to a patient
Enter and View Reports - GP Practices
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.
14 April 2016
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Young woman mid conversation with a young man
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.
1 October 2015
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Ambulance and A&E
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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girls working together
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).
28 July 2015
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Two women reading together in a care home
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.
20 July 2015
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