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People with lived experience of using mental health, autism and learning disability services needed

Do you have lived experience of using mental health, learning disability or autism services in B&NES, or do you currently use any of these services, or live with somebody who does? Bath and North East Somerset Council want to hear your views.

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Have you left hospital during COVID-19? Tell us your experience.

To respond to coronavirus, hospitals in Bath and North East Somerset had to quickly change. Tell us how this has affected the care you or your loved one has received.

Mel Brooke, PPE Programme Director and Podcaster, Bath Institute for Rheumatic Diseases

Grant award for Rheumatic Disease podcasts

Bath Institute for Rheumatic Diseases (BIRD) has been awarded £4,148 to make and promote a series of podcasts for patients from our community pot fund. Find out more.

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Over 60% of people in the South West ready to help improve health and social care after coronavirus

Alliance of local and national care organisations calls on the South West to give feedback to shape future care. Read more.

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Health leaders call for sensible approach to easing of lockdown restrictions as NHS services anticipate busy weekend

Health leaders at Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group have asked the public not to throw away the recent progress made in tackling coronavirus. Read more.

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Hospitals prioritise patient safety as public is urged to attend important outpatient appointments

A worrying trend of patients avoiding important face-to-face hospital appointments has prompted a warning that doing so could have serious implications for long-term health. Read more.

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Quality Accounts for NHS Providers

A Quality Account is a report about the quality of services offered by an NHS healthcare provider. Each year local Healthwatch are given the opportunity to respond to these. Find out more about this and read our responses to providers.

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Annual Report 2019/20

Read our annual report for 2019/20 and find out about all the brilliant work carried out by our team and our wonderful volunteers throughout the year.

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WHY DO WE CELEBRATE PRIDE MONTH AND WHY DOES IT STILL MATTER?

Berkeley Wilde, Director at The Diversity Trust, writes about the history of LGBT+ Pride Month and why it still matters. Read more.

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Review of Special Care Dentistry in the South West

In 2019 the Commissioning Support Unit carried out a review of special care dentistry in the South West and asked local Healthwatch to help carry out a survey of patients using this service in each local area. Find out more about the work we did.

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Maternity Voices Partnership Plus Survey - B&NES, Swindon & Wiltshire

B&NES, Swindon and Wiltshire Maternity Voices Partnership want to gather the views of pregnant women and those who have had their babies with a survey they are running. They will share the findings with local maternity services. Find out more.

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Notice: Closure of a community pharmacy in Bath & North East Somerset

NHS England and Improvement have given notice that Jhoots Pharmacy in Bath will be closing on 31 July 2020. Find out more.

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