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NHS Race and Health Observatory
A new NHS centre to investigate the effects of race and ethnicity on people’s health has got the go ahead after Covid 19 helped to focus minds on the continuing problem of racism in medicine.
6 August 2020
News
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Read how people who need care at home were affected by pandemic
Lu, who suffers from chronic condition fibromyalgia, tells us how her family were her lifeline when she suffered a distressing fall and how she struggled to get help for severe shoulder pain.
21 July 2020
Report
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First Do No Harm
First Do No Harm is a report published last week of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review. Read more to learn more about the report, why it was commissioned and its findings.
21 July 2020
Report
EV Elgar House
Latest Enter and View Elgar House
Read our review on Elgar House, Southmead Hospital, where we observed the facilities and spoke to patients on the ward. We found delays in sorting patients' care at home leading to prolonged stays.
17 July 2020
Report
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Our round up of how we've worked for you this year
Read all about how we expanded our geographical area, our staff team and developed new work areas to ensure we continue to make an impact on health and social care services near you.
8 July 2020
Report
Mark Adorno
How two special companions have supported those in need during pandemic
Two new nominations in our Share Your Care campaign are for Mark and Margreth, who have selflessly been at the side of people that needed them during this pandemic. Well done to both of you.
23 June 2020
News
Bame PHE report
Action needed after report shows BAME groups adversely affected by pandemic
Large scale research and data collection is needed to tackle “humbling inequalities" in Covid-19 death rates, according to the new Public Health England report. We want our feedback to build an understanding of health experiences of BAME groups.
16 June 2020
News
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Stay Alert - from Covid scammers
Police are warning of a new scam where callers pose as NHS Track and Trace advisors who ask the householder to pay £500 to be tested or face a “penalty.”
5 June 2020
Blog
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A big hearty thanks to all our volunteers
We are celebrating Volunteers' Week June 1st to 7th by saying a big thank you to our 30 volunteers and 7 trustees who help us at Healthwatch Bristol, North Somerset and South Glos.
3 June 2020
News
Covid-19 impact on local deaf community
We are marking Mental Health Awareness Week by looking at the barriers faced by the deaf community making them twice as likely to develop a mental health condition. Healthwatch is supporting work to help tackle the added difficulties of Covid-19.
We are raising awareness of how just a little more help could make all the difference to how a deaf person can access life-changing information during Covid19.
22 May 2020
Advice and Information
World IBD Day - speak up and get help
We are raising awareness of the difficulties people face getting a diagnosis for Crohn's and Colitis for World IBD Day. TV presenter Rylan Clark talks about the stigma stopping people getting help.
19 May 2020
Advice and Information
Mental health week
Helping older people during the pandemic
Mental Health Week May 18th – 24th is about kindness and we at Healthwatch want to focus on the phone friends, from Age UK South Glos, who are chatting to older people to help them through this pandemic.
19 May 2020
Advice and Information