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A questionnaire was developed by Healthwatch Oldham and built on work done by some Greater Manchester LINks who had looked at patient transport in previous years. Nine local Healthwatch undertook the durvey as a joint piece of work. -
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In Bolton, no other engagement activity has taken place with the public on the subject of LCO’s and so patients views on how a good Local Care Organisation would shape up were not known. We undertook engagement work to find out their views.
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This report is part of a wider project to explore what patients think of ‘neighbourhood hubs’ and to gather views and ideas about what aspects of such a service would improve their experience of accessing health and wellbeing services. -
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This report examines what the people of Farnworth think about the physical location of services in their area. Itis part of a wider project to explore what patients think of ‘neighbourhood hubs’ . -
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We spoke to people to find out their views on waiting times specifically for GP / primary care, physiotherapy, podiatry and ear syringing. -
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Exploring the understanding from the voluntary sector of the new primary care roles, how the voluntary sector link to these roles and potential barriers to accessing the new primary care roles. -
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This work builds on the neighbourhood reports and responds to need for co-design of primary care services and community interest in respect of understanding of new primary care models and access arrangements for the new practitioners. -
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This new report responds to two findings in the neighbourhood study:
o A need for co-design in the remodelling of primary care services.
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The Engagement Alliance team (Healthwatch Bolton and Bolton CVS) embarked on public engagement work within Neighbourhoods that woulddevelop continous engagement across the neighbourhood. -
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The report, Discharge to Assess: 590 people’s stories, explores the impact the new processes have had since their introduction in March to help manage the sudden rise in COVID-19 patients. -
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Together with the national report - People's Experiences of Hospital Discharge during Covid 19, there are also some local findings from staff interviews in Bolton -
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The Impact of Bereavement During Covid 19 -
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This report is a review of care home websites in Bolton -
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The top three health and care priorities you asked us to look at this year are: Primary Care, Secondary Care, and Adult Mental Health. See the report for more detail -
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The Covid 19 pandemic has changed the way people can access their heath and care. Find out what people had to say about their GP and how things can be improved in our latest report -
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Governance - Trustee Board Minutes - 11th October 2021 -
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Governance - Trustee Board Minutes - 6th December 2021 -
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Lack of access to NHS dentistry has exploded as an issue for people over the last 18 months. We’ve heard from people up and down the country desperate to access the care they need. -
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Earlier this year we asked people to tell us about their experience of waiting for hospital treatment. Covid 19 has placed a huge strain on the NHS and social care and has created a backlog of patients needing treatment at a hospital. -
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Have a read of our latest annual report for 2021-22- Championing What Matters to You -
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The Greater Manchester Healthwatch Strategy on a page sets out how the 10 Healthwatch in Greater Manchester will work together and work closely with the new Integrated Care System -
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We have been working with Bolton GP Federation and Answer Cancer to bring cervical screening into communities in Bolton starting in Rumworth. The project aims to encourage people particularly from ethnically diverse backgrounds to have a smear test. -
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We explored the issues of loneliness and isolation amongst our many unpaid carers in the Bolton community. -
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This report contains feedback from the public about preferences for primary care extended provision in Bolton -
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The Care Act 2014, makes a safeguarding adults board a statutory requirement. -
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Access to NHS Dentistry is problematic in Bolton and is affecting the health and wellbeing of people unable to access good dental care -
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Our annual report for 2022-23 is now available -
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The Smears Means Years project has continued to be rolled out across Bolton, bringing life-saving cervical cancer screening opportunities into communities -
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Bolton Safeguarding Adults Board are committed to continuous improvement, learning from experience, and enabling adults at risk of neglect and abuse to have a voice. -
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Read our 2 reports on Access to GPs in Bolton -
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Read our new report - Menopause and Me, outlining the experiences of people looking for support and information -
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Over 1500 people shared their views and experiences of cervical cancer screening. 200 cancer champions have been recruited and we have made recommendations on information, accessibilty, language and literature. The full report will be available soon! -
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Find out what we got up to last year!