1. A report on patient experience at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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    Healthwatch Northamptonshire has published a report on patient experience of Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (KGH)

  2. Domiciliary Care Lay Monitoring Pilot Project Report

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    Healthwatch Northamptonshire has been working in partnership with Northamptonshire County Council on a pilot project to monitor the quality of home (domiciliary) care services.

  3. The views of people using Musculoskeletal (MSK) services and staff delivering MSK services

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    Working in partnership with the local NHS, we wanted to find out what patients and staff thought of current services and how they could be improved.

  4. A report on the views and experiences of children, young people and families of health and social care in Northamptonshire

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    Healthwatch Northamptonshire (HNW) wants to ensure that the views of children, young people and families are gathered and heard and positively influence current changes in health care for children and young people.

  5. Submission to the Health Select Committee on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Northamptonshire

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    Healthwatch Northamptonshire conducted an engagement campaign, between October and December 2013, with children, young people and families to inform plans to re-design children’s community health services.

  6. Patient experience at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Report

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    Healthwatch Northamptonshire (HWN) was asked to provide the Care Quality Commission (CQC) with any information and intelligence we held about the experiences and views of people who have received care at Northampton General Hospital

  7. 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.

  8. 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

  9. Annual Report 2013-14

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    Read all about our year!

  10. 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

  11. Make Your Voice Count Report

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

  12. 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.

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

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    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.

  14. Young Carers Takeover Project report

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    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.

  15. Annual Report 2019-20 - Guided by you

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    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.

  16. Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire Annual Report 2019-20

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    Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire has had a busy year!

  17. Visits to mental health crisis support services in Northamptonshire

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    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.

  18. Northamptonshire Adult Social Services Independent Service User Survey

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

  19. 15 Steps Maternity 'Virtual Visit' report

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    Volunteers from Northamptonshire’s Maternity Voice Partnership and Healthwatch Northamptonshire conducted a virtual 15 Steps Visit of the labour and postnatal wards at Northampton General Hospital and Kettering General Hospital on 30 June 2020.

  20. 15 Steps Visits to Kettering General Hospital: Summary and Impact Report

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    Two of our volunteers visited wards and departments at Kettering General Hospital 43 times between April 2019 to March 2020 to provide the hospital with feedback using the 15 Steps Challenge tool. Their findings have been summarised into a report.

  21. Community Healthcare for Young People Focus Groups Report

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    Find out what young people told us about their views and experiences of community health and wellbeing services.

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

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    Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire was commissioned by Healthy Young Daventry to carry out a study into emotional wellbeing and self-harm among young people in Daventry.