1. Annual Report 2016-17

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    Last year was another busy year for Healthwatch Northamptonshire! You can read all about it in our Annual Report 2016/17.

  2. Most people still getting good care – but health and care system is ‘straining at the seams’, making future quality precarious

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    This year’s State of Care shows that, thanks to the efforts of staff and leaders, the quality of health and social care has been maintained despite very real challenges and the majority of people are getting good, safe care.

  3. Quick poll results - Over half of you told us you find making a GP appointment difficult!

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    Our September quick poll asked you how you find making an appointment with your GP surgery. Thank you to the 213 people who took part!

  4. How does the NHS in England work? An alternative guide

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    How does the NHS in England work? What organisations make it up? And how is it changing over time?

  5. Free NHS Health Checks for 40 - 74 year olds

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    The NHS Health Check is a health check-up for adults in England aged 40 to 74. It's designed to spot early signs of stroke, kidney disease, heart disease, type 2 diabetes or dementia.

  6. Recently had vomiting and or diarrhoea? Please do not go into A&E or hospitals

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    Kettering General Hospital and Nene Clinical Commissioning Group are urging local people not to attend A&E – or visit relatives in hospitals – if they have, or have recently had, vomiting and/or diarrhoea.

  7. Discharge from hospital and follow up support

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    Healthwatch Northamptonshire sought to find out the experiences of patients being discharged from the two general hospitals in Northamptonshire - Kettering General Hospital (KGH) and Northampton General Hospital (NGH).