1. Top tips to get the most out of your GP appointment

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    Do you struggle to speak to your doctor about your medical concerns? You’re not alone. Take a look at these top tips to make the most out of your GP appointment.

  2. GP Data for planning and research collection: what you need to know

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    The NHS is making some changes to how it collects and uses patient data. To make sure you're clued up, read some frequently asked questions about the upcoming GP Data for planning and research collection below.

  3. Public health remind everyone to keep being Covid safe

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    Public Health officials issue further advice this week as COVID-19 cases fall by 20% across Northamptonshire but hospitalisations rise.

  4. Stay Connected Locality Newsletter August 2021

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    Download and read Northamptonshire's Children's Trust Locality Newsletter

  5. How can your pharmacy help you?

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    Did you know that pharmacies provide advice and information on minor illnesses and ailments? Take a look at how they an help you.

  6. Young people aged 16 and 17 urged to take up the offer of the COVID vaccine

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    Northamptonshire’s 16- and 17-year-olds are being urged to protect themselves and their loved ones from coronavirus by taking up their offer of the COVID-19 jab.

  7. Annual Meeting 2021

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  8. Advisory Board Meeting - October 2021

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  9. Planning Group Meeting - September 2021

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  10. Are you or your loved ones waiting for hospital care? Share you views

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    Millions of people have had their treatment delayed by the pandemic – are you one of them? We want to know if you’re getting the advice, information and support you need while you wait.

  11. What to expect when waiting for care

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    Waiting for planned medical care or surgery can be a frustrating time. That’s why it’s so important that while you wait, you get regular, clear and accessible updates so that you can plan your next steps.

  12. Experiences of caring during the coronavirus pandemic

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    Your feedback from 2020 suggested that more people were providing care to their loved ones during the pandemic and the changes to services had put extra strain on carers. In 2021, we set out to find out more about the experiences of unpaid carers.

  13. An update about our new contract and new Advisory Board members

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    Connected Together CIC has been awarded a new contract to run Healthwatch North and West Northamptonshire

  14. What to do it you are struggling to find a dentist

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    It is currently very difficult to find an NHS dentist and the number of people contacting us for help continues to increase. We are raising this issue with health planners at a local and national level and giving people the following advice.

  15. Calls for a recovery plan for NHS dentistry

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    Access to dental care continues to be an issue you are raising with us locally and it is also a national issue that Healthwatch England is working on. Healthwatch England co-signed an open letter addressed to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

  16. NHS dentistry and Covid-19 update - November 2021

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    Access to NHS dental care continues to be an issue you are raising with us locally, which we have been raising with NHS England. The NHS England Midlands Dental Commissioning Team have sent us the following new update.

  17. Planning Group Meeting

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  27. 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.

  28. 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.

  29. Patient Transport Report

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    Our Report on Patient Transport is now published.

  30. 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.

  31. 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.

  32. 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.

  33. Pharmacy First

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    Get help without a GP appointment.

  34. 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.

  35. Integrated Care Northamptonshire Engaging in Research Collaborative Project

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    Our latest report is published, containing the results of the barriers to the public engaging in health and social care research.

  36. Young Carers Covenant

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    We are pleased to share that we have signed the Young Carers Covenant - a UK-wide commitment to young carers and young adult carers.

  37. Have your say on patient rights within the NHS

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    Have your say on proposed changes to the NHS Constitution.