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

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

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

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    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.

  3. A report on Healthwatch Northamptonshire’s public engagement campaign

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    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.

  4. Patient experiences of GP services in Northamptonshire

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    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.

  5. The future of health and social care in Northamptonshire workshop report

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    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.

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

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    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.

  7. Annual Report 2014-15

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    Read all about our year!

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

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

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

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

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

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    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.

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

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    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.

  12. 10 top tips to get the most out of your GP appointment

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    We know from our conversations with the public that some patients report feeling rushed during appointments and struggling to make themselves heard. Here are some tips that could help you get the most out of visiting your GP.

  13. 15 Steps Visit at Northampton General Hospital Report

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    We are pleased to publish our 15 Steps Visit at Northampton General Hospital Report, which was performed and created by Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire.

  14. Young Healthwatch ADHD and Autism Survey

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    Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire is seeking the views of 11-18 year olds recently diagnosed or waiting for an assessment for ADHD or Autism.

  15. Research Project Survey

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    We are running a survey to better understand what the barriers are in the public engaging with research.

  16. Respiratory Project Report

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    Healthwatch North and West Northamptonshire partnered with West Northamptonshire Council to conduct research on the experiences of individuals with respiratory conditions and we are happy to announce that this report is now available.

  17. Patient Transport Report

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    Our Report on Patient Transport is now published.

  18. Announcement of Beacon membership of the Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse

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    We, along with Connected Together CIC and Healthwatch Rutland are delighted to announce our Beacon membership of the Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse (EIDA), a leading business network that supports employers to take action on domestic abuse.

  19. Annual Work Plan 2024-2025

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    The Healthwatch North and West Northamptonshire annual work plan helps provide commissioners and key stakeholders with an overview of planned activity for the next 12 months.

  20. NGH Ophthalmology Enter and View Report

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    Our report on the Enter and View we conducted at Northampton General Hospital's Ophthalmology Department has now been published.

  21. Teen Clinic Daventry

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    Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire is running a survey on behalf of Teen Clinic Daventry. We want to hear and understand young people’s experiences using their services so that we can analyse what is working well and what can be improved to better provide help.

  22. Pharmacy First

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    Get help without a GP appointment.

  23. Consultation on Healthwatch North and West Northamptonshire

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    West Northamptonshire Council are running a consultation seeking the public’s views of Healthwatch services in West Northamptonshire. Get involved via the button below.