1. Do you need help getting to hospital?

    Advice and Information -

    Find out what support is available to help you travel to your hospital appointments.

  2. Thinking about end of life care for you and your family

    Advice and Information -

    End of life care is support for people who are in the last months or years of their life. The guidance on the NHS website helps you know what to expect, how to plan ahead and how to manage your day to day decisions.

  3. Accessibility checklist for GP surgeries

    Advice and Information -

    Help make sure that your practice meets people’s accessibility requirements using this checklist from Healthwatch Slough.

  4. NHS Long Term Plan - learning disabilities

    Report -

    We wanted to gather and analyse a comprehesive set of responses from people in Greater Manchester on some of the key topics in the NHS Long Term Plan.

  5. Thinking ahead about extra care housing

    Report -

    The purpose of this research is to investigate what would encourage/discourage people when considering independent living options for themselves or for loved ones. We asked a number of questions about environment, amenities and support that will help

  6. Patient engagemen at Shanti Medical Centre

    Report -

    Bolton GP Federation took over Shanti Medical Centre in Daubhill, Bolton in late July 2018. The GP Federation wanted to engage with the patients registered at the practice on
    patient preferences with regards to the practical aspects of running it.

  7. On the move- what Jubilee Centre users think

    Report -

    This report presents the comments from Jubilee Centre users. These groups include staff, service users & their carers, and local residents. This engagement explored the service users views across the two sites.

  8. Marke place report

    Report -

    The Engagement Alliance team (Healthwatch Bolton and Bolton CVS) embarked on public engagement work within Neighbourhoods that woulddevelop continous engagement across the neighbourhood.

  9. Lockdown Support Pack

    Advice and Information -

    Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust, Healthy Families Team have developed a lock down support pack

  10. Ask for Ani (Domestic Abuse)

    Advice and Information -

    New scheme of help for people experiencing domestic abuse.

    ANI (pronounced Annie) stands for ‘Action Needed Immediately’ is a special code word people experiencing domestic violence can use at pharmacies.

  11. Transport to Covid-19 Vaccination Appointments

    Advice and Information -

    Are you or someone you know struggling to get to your Covid-19 vaccination appointment?

  12. Covid 19 Self-Isolation Support Pack

    Advice and Information -

    Self-isolation guide
    Self-isolating can be tough so Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group have created this helpful booklet with Bolton Council.

  13. NHS Digital General Practice Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR)

    Advice and Information -

    NHS Digital's daily collection of GP data

  14. Greater Manchester NHS Dentistry Report

    News -

    Across Greater Manchester local Healthwatch organisations recorded 102 enquiries regarding NHS dentistry in 2019/20. That figure increased to 650 in the period April 2020 to March 2021. A six-fold increase.

  15. Why is my GP Working Differently?

    News -

    You will have noticed that your GP is working a bit differently than what you may be used to since the start of the Covid 19 pandemic. Read the article below to find out some of the reasons why