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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 - Feb 7th, 2017.
19 February 2020
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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mental health
New bench to raise awareness of mental health is conversation starter
A bench called Clevedon’s Talking Point has been living up to is name and has been attracting a lot of interest from seafront walkers. It was erected to coincide with Mental Health Day on October 10th.
8 November 2019
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Autistic
Two out of three people not getting autism support - new figures confirm what patients told Healthwatch
Two out of three adults are not getting the support they need for autism spectrum disorders according to new figures. The findings are similar to what South Glos patients said about services in a recent Healthwatch survey.
7 November 2019
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Oliver
New autism training programme to be rolled out following death of Bristol teenager
New autism training is to be given to NHS staff after the death of a Bristol teenager who was given drugs against his parents’ wishes.
6 November 2019
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Grab your chance to speak up on health services to make a difference
Just two days left to have your say on the new draft public engagement plan being put together by BNSSG to ensure people's views are an important part of decision-making.
5 November 2019
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