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We runs a series of corridor events at Royal Bolton Foundation Trust Hospital sites talking to patients about their views and experiences. This report highlights the comments we received from young people about mental health support. -
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Bolton LA are in the stages of re-tendering the home care provision and we therefore wanted to bring some service user experience to inform this process. This report highlights peoples experiences in quality monitoring and the incentives processes. -
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Read the report from our Enter and View at Glenbank care home. We spoke to staff and residents and made our own observations which has led to some interesting findings and some recommendations for improvement. -
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Read our full report on our visit to Knightswood care home. We spoke to staff and residents as well as observing practices throughout the day before writing our report which includes our full findings and recommendations. -
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Read our report following our visit to observe the practices at Rivington View. We spoke to both staff and residents and this report contains our full findings and observations together with the recommendations we put forward following our visit -
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Read our yearly report to find up what we have been up to, how we have been helping people and how we have helped improve services over the last year -
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We are doing thematic research on the subject of men’s health. As part of this work we visited the Bolton Service User Recovery Forum (BSURF) which is a peer support group to get experiences and view of the support they receieved from their GP. -
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This project engaged with younger people around their experiences of emotional health and well-being. This report highlights the difficulties that young people may face due to poor emotional health and well-being. -
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Read our report from our visit to Withins. We spoke to staff and residents as well as observing practices whilst we were there. Our report contains our full findings and a copy of the recommendations we put forward following our visit. -
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Researches visited various sites where men attend on a social basis and conducted semi-structured interviews. Conversations focused onl views on service delivery, healthy lifestyles, mental health and health information. -
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Read our Enter and View report to find out what we learnt when we visited The Four Seasons Care Home. We spoke to staff and residents as well as recording our own observations which has led to us making some recommendations. -
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Read our report from our visit to Woodlands. We visited to talk to staff and residents about the service as well as to observe practices throughout the time we were there. Our report contains full details of our findings and recommendations -
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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. -
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We collected peoples views on the adapability of an electronic care record through an open survey available to the people of Bolton. This report highlights our findings and our recommendations based on the people's views. -
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Changes were made to eligibility criteria for podiatry services in Bolton. Following thise a number of comments were made to us. This report presents these views to illustrate how service changes can affect patients. -
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The Bolton GP Federation asked Healthwatch to develop and deliver a small piece of public engagement to gather patient’s views and ideas about what aspects of such a service would improve their experience of accessing health and well-being services. -
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This project aimed to help inform how the primary care workforce chould be structured and the future use of technologies to help support communication. We asked people for thier views on their preferred methods of communication and why. -
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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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Our volunteer Rosie Adamson-Clark talks about what shielding is really like - this is her story -
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Why not join our board of trustees to help shape the work of Healthwatch Bolton? -
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Join our Enter and View Team (Authorised Representative) -
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We ran a survey to find out how people were managing during lockdown. COVID-19 has affected everyone differently and we hoped to gain some insights into how people managed and what helped them cope. -
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We carried out a survey of the public to find out what has affected people most during lockdown. We highlight what has had the biggest impact but also what has helped you stay mentally and physically healthy. -
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Public Health, Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Bolton NHS have put together a booklet to support you with advice on looking after your mental health and accessing services during lockdown and has plenty of tips on beating anxiety. -
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Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete our survey telling us how Covid 19 has been affecting your health and wellbeing. You also told us about some of the great things you have been doing that keeps you well. -
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We are looking to find out how the crisis is affecting people's day to day lives and how they are managing to cope through COVID-19. -
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Read our annual report for this year - detailing what we have been up to and how we have been making a difference in our community -
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Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) date has been announced as 19th August at 11am using Zoom video conferencing technology. -
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As a community engagement volunteer you will be involved in lots of interesting and varied work. Helping support our staff at outreach events, meetings, open days etc. You will also assist in publicity and promotion of Healthwatch Bolton -
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We spoke to Caroline*, 64, about her experience as a 'shielder' during the pandemic. Read her story. -
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In these difficult times during the Covid 19 pandemic, we wanted to find out people’s views on coronavirus testing, the NHS Test and Trace service, being asked to self-isolate and about any COVID apps people may be using. -
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Take a look a these tips and advice for how to get the support you need for your mental health. Want to find out more? Get in touch. -
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Governance - Here is our Decision Making Policy. It explains our governance structure, our scheme of delegations and our arrangements for relevant decisions as described in the statutory arrangements for Local Healthwatch -
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Governance - Complaints Policy -
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A cancer support centre is continuing to help people living with cancer across Bolton during the latest lockdown by providing vital telephone and virtual support. -
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People who are most at risk from the complications of flu are recommended to get a flu vaccine every year. This winter it is especially important with flu and coronavirus (COVID-19) both in circulation. Download the flyer for further information -
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Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership have released health and care information during the lock down period -
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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