Maisy air
Celebrating LGBT History Month
Our Healthwatch team Maisy and Vicky winged their way down to Bristol Aerospace to the event run by the Diversity Trust. Maisy is seen standing next to Concorde, which was brought to its new home in Bristol, three years ago this month - Feb 7th.
19 February 2020
News
self care person centred care
Updated Guide to Dementia Services in South Gloucestershire – January 2020
The aim of this Guide is to provide an introduction to organisations, who can provide advice, information and support services, for people with dementia and their carers, family and friends.
17 January 2020
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Hospitals need to 'shift the mindset' so patients know their complaints will bring about positive changes
More hospitals should use their complaints system in a positive way to demonstrate to the public they can make improvements. Healthwatch wants hospitals to build patient trust so they know comments can bring about clear results.
15 January 2020
News
speak up debbie
Make 2020 a healthy one - tell us your views on services to make changes happen
Tell us about your experiences of health and social care, and the changes that you would like to see made locally, in our online survey #SpeakUp2020
15 January 2020
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GP survey to help people get better access to the care they need
Practice makes perfect – do you want a more convenient GP service that fits around you? Feedback on how easy you are finding it to get an appointment at your local surgery in this survey from the local clinical commissioning group.
2 January 2020
News
2020vision Julia and Vicky
Try January - we're aiming high to get even better patient outcomes
Happy New Year and we’re counting down to our big virtual launch event on February 28 to promote priorities for each of our three areas…
2 January 2020
News
shine on
New suicide prevention campaign Shine On launches in Bristol area
Shine On is a group of major organisations working together to prevent suicide particularly in young people age 16-25, middle-aged men and those in the LGBT communities which are the higher risk groups.
6 December 2019
News
purple
Go Purple to raise awareness of inflammatory bowel conditions
People in South Glos are being encouraged to Go Purple this Friday December 6 – to raise awareness for people with Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.
4 December 2019
Advice and Information
health
There's only One You and a new service is here to help you look after yourself
A new one-stop service to help people live better by improving their health and mental wellbeing has launched in South Gloucestershire.
4 December 2019
Advice and Information
learning disabilities
Access improvements made by the people that matter - LOCAL PATIENTS
We teamed up with local charity the Hive and assembled a team of six people with learning disabilities to look at how access and services could be improved in a project called Hivewatch.
22 November 2019
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wellbeing
A look at how people are staying well in South Glos to mark Self Care Week
Are people ‘warriors of their own wellbeing?’ we look at the findings of our report to mark Self-Care Week starting on November 18.
13 November 2019
News
awareness training
Local epilepsy training can be life-saving
To find out more about how to react to epilepsy seizures local training sessions are available.
12 November 2019
Advice and Information