1. Annual Report 2015/16

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    Read our annual report for 2015/16 and find out about all the work carried out by our team and our wonderful volunteers in Bath & North East Somerset throughout the year.

  2. Trans Health, Care & Wellbeing Report

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    For the past six years, 2012-18, Diversity Trust and Healthwatch have been researching
    the health, care and wellbeing needs and experiences of local Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Questioning (LGBTQ+) people.

  3. Learning disabilities week 2017 report

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    A report capturing the feedback received by local Healthwatch at two Mencap/AWP learning disabilities celebration week events in June 2017

  4. St Philips and St James Enter and View Final report

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    Our enter and view team visited St Philips and St James on 31st October and have reported on their findings

  5. Bridgemead House Enter and View report

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    Our enter and view team visited Bridgemead House on 11th October and have reported on their findings

  6. Springfield House Enter and View Report

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    Our enter and view team visited Springfield House on 14th September and have reported on their findings

  7. Ivy Bank House Enter and View Report

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    Our enter and view team visited Ivy Bank House on 23rd August and have reported on their findings

  8. Newbridge Towers Care Home

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    Enter and view visit to Newbridge Towers Care Home, Bath - July 2017

  9. Treetops Care Home

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    Enter and view re-visit to Treetops Care Home June 2017, where the team followed up on the recommendations made in February 2015

  10. Cedar Park Residential and Nursing Home

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    Enter and view visit to Cedar Park Residential and Nursing Home, Bath March 2017

  11. Cranhill Nursing Home

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    Enter and view visit to Cranhill Nursing Home, Bath February 2017

  12. Combe Ward, RUH Enter and View Report

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    In October 2014 our enter and view team visited Combe Ward at the Royal united hospital and completed this report.

  13. Care Quality Commission Publish Five-Year Strategy Discussion Paper

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    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a discussion paper setting out potential changes to the way it inspects health and social care organisations in future.

  14. Do you know that you can give feedback on NHS care?

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    Many people don’t quite know how to provide feedback on the care they have received from the NHS, but it’s incredibly important to have your say so you can help shape and improve your local services.

  15. CQC want more older people, their friends and families to share their experiences of health and social care

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    Research has shown that older people are less likely to complain about services and are less aware of the different ways they can share their views.

  16. Virgin Care contract approved

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    Bath & North East Somerset Council award seven year contract to Virgin Care to deliver community health and care services in B&NES.

  17. Help the NHS help you this winter by taking simple steps

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    People living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Swindon and Wiltshire are being urged to do their bit to help the NHS cope with an increase in demand for services this winter.

  18. What would you change about local health and care services?

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    Younger people in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire are being given an opportunity to help shape how health and care services are provided in the future.

  19. New federation of Bath GP surgeries to provide highest level of care

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    Five GP surgeries in Bath have joined forces to share their clinical expertise for the benefit of their patients.

  20. Plan reveals local health and care priorities for next five years

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    Helping people in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire to stay healthy and independent in old age will be a top priority for local health and care leaders over the next five years. Read more.

  21. Clinically extremely vulnerable receive updated guidance in line with new national restrictions

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    Clinically extremely vulnerable people in England have today received further guidance on keeping safe as the country introduces new national restrictions the government has announced.

  22. Age UK to celebrate delivery of 12,000 hot meals to the elderly through new social enterprise

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    In March this year, Age UK launched a pre-planned start-up social enterprise called Meals + with just a single customer, oven, freezer, and delivery vehicle. This week they will deliver their 12,000th hot meal.

  23. Childrens Charity shares pressures of pandemic on families caring for seriously ill children

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    Children's charity, Rainbow Trust, has shared its key findings of the pandemic pressures on families with seriously ill children, and its recommendations for decision makers and commissioners going forward in its latest report.

  24. Ventilation key component in reducing spread of COVID-19 government film reveals

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    A new short film released by the government shows how coronavirus lingers in enclosed spaces, and how to keep your home ventilated.

  25. Extremely vulnerable offered free sunshine vitamin to help them through the Winter

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    More than 2.5 million vulnerable people across England will be offered free vitamin D supplements for the winter, the government has announced.

  26. Public told to know their options as Pharmacies and GP practices close for long Christmas weekend

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    Many pharmacies and GP practices across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire will be closed for four consecutive days over the Christmas period.

  27. Shielding for the clinically extremely vulnerable to stop from 1st April

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    More than 3.79 million clinically extremely vulnerable people in England will be informed they are no longer advised to shield from Thursday 1 April 2021.

  28. Executive Board March Meeting Minutes 2020

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    Each quarter we meet with our Executive Board to decide which areas in health and social care we should focus on in Bath and North East Somerset. These are the minutes from our meeting in December 2020 - read more.

  29. Children and young people briefing January 2021

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    Healthwatch B&NES helps local people get the best out of health and social care services. In this briefing, we hear from the children and young people of two of our Community Pot Projects.

  30. Explaining COVID and the Vaccine to those with Learning Disabilities and Autism

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    Are you or someone you know looking for Easy Read information to explain our current situation with COVID, vaccines, and Lockdown? If so, we have collated the latest documents, films, and audio to help explain and reassure you and your loved ones.

  31. What should you expect from home care services?

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    The number of people being cared for in their own homes is increasing but what should you expect from home care services?