1. Changes at your GP surgery: how care improvements will benefit patients

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    Following patient feedback, the NHS has committed to making it easier and quicker for you to get the help you need from your GP and the healthcare community around your surgery. Our new booklet explains what changes and improvements you may see.

  2. Are you on a waiting list for surgery with Southmead Hospital / North Bristol NHS Trust?

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    We're working with North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) to understand and improve experiences during your wait for an operation.

  3. Share your feedback: inpatient mental health wards

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    Do you have a loved one currently staying on a mental health ward? We're visiting a number of inpatient wards to speak to patients. We'd also like to hear from family, friends, and carers.

  4. CONfidence app for people with bladder and bowel leakage

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    The free CONfidence app provides self-help advice and information for people with bladder and bowel leakage, and carers and parents of children with symptoms.

  5. Think Pharmacy First for common health conditions

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    People can now get treatment for seven common health conditions directly from their local pharmacist, without needing a GP appointment.

  6. South Gloucestershire Prioritisation Panel January 2024 - minutes

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    Read the minutes of our November 29 2023 Prioritisation Panel, where we come together with our volunteers to discuss the health and social care issues you've raised and what we can do to bring about change.

  7. Healthwatch BNSSG's complaints policy

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    Anyone who is dissatisfied with any aspect of the service received by Healthwatch Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) can make a complaint.

  8. How will we make a difference in 2024-25?

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    Our workplan sets out the areas of health and social care we will be looking at over the coming financial year. It also outlines the research we plan to carry out in order to help improve local services.

  9. How will we make a difference in 2023-24?

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    Our workplan sets out the areas of health and social care we will be looking at over the coming financial year. It also outlines the research we plan to carry out in order to help improve local services.

  10. Are you waiting to have a carer's assessment with adult social care?

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    We'd like to hear from people living in South Gloucestershire about their experience of needing a care assessment for adult social care, and what care and support you need at home and in their daily life to remain independent.

  11. Maternity services at North Bristol Trust remain rated 'Good' by independent regulator

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    The Care Quality Commission, independent regulator of health and social care services, inspected Maternity Services at North Bristol NHS Trust in November 2023.

  12. Patient Choice: your right to choose where you receive care

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    If your GP refers you to a specialist, you usually have the right to choose which hospital you go to. You can choose a hospital in your area – or one further away if you wish.

  13. New North Bristol NHS Trust centre at Cribbs Causeway to offer diagnostic scans and tests

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    Patients will be able to have scans and tests at a new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) from April 2024 as part of a wider NHS initiative to increase access to diagnostic procedures.

  14. Spring top up Covid-19 vaccination for people at highest risk from virus

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    Eligible people are being invited by the NHS to have a top-up Covid-19 vaccination this spring. In line with expert advice, the NHS is offering Covid-19 vaccinations to people who are at increased risk of serious illness from the virus – including those aged 75 and over (by 30 June 2024), residents of care homes for older adults, and those aged 6 months and over with a weakened immune system.

  15. Report: Investigating local health inequalities using the Core20PLUS5 approach

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    102 people in Knowle West, Hartcliffe and Weston-super-Mare spoke to us about their experiences of health and social care. They shared the barriers and failures that prevented them from accessing local services, and what improvements are needed.

  16. The Accessible Information Standard - What you can expect from services

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    A year ago the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect.

  17. 10 top tips to get the most out of your GP appointment

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    We know from our conversations with the public that some patients report feeling rushed during appointments and struggling to make themselves heard. Here are some tips that could help you get the most out of visiting your GP.

  18. 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?

  19. 10 top tips to get the most out of your dental appointment

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    Everyone should be able to access good quality NHS dental services. Take a look at our top tips to help you get the most out of your next dental appointment.

  20. Long Term Plan Engagement Project

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    South Gloucestershire Healthwatch spoke to over 100 residents in the county about the NHS Long Term Plan

  21. Diabetes Week

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  22. Carers Week

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  23. Men's Health Week

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  24. World Blood Donor Day

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  25. World Suicide Prevention day

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  26. World Mental Health Day

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  27. World Homelessness Day

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  28. Carers Rights Day

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  29. International Volunteer Day

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  30. Young Carers Awareness Day 2018

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  31. Dignity Action Day 2018

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  32. Children Mental Health Week

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  33. Student Volunteering Week 2018

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  34. Eating Disorder Awareness Week

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  35. World Autism Awareness Week 2018

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  36. World Health Day 2018

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  37. Stroke Awareness Month 2018

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  38. Mental Health Awareness Week 2018

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  39. Deaf Awareness Week 2018

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  40. Dying Matters Week 2018

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  41. Young Carers Awareness Day

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  42. Children’s mental health week

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  43. Time to talk day

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  44. Student Volunteering Week

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  45. Care Day 2019

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  46. Volunteers Week

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  47. Carers Week

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  48. Diabetes Week

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