1. Governance - Trustee Board Minutes 2020

    Advice and Information -

    Trustee Board Minutes 2020

  2. Mental Health Support

    Advice and Information -

    If you are struggling to cope, don't feel alone, there are a number of services that can help and want to help.

  3. Lockdown Support Pack

    Advice and Information -

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

  4. 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.

  5. Transport to Covid-19 Vaccination Appointments

    Advice and Information -

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

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

    Advice and Information -

    NHS Digital's daily collection of GP data

  7. 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.

  8. The Impact of Bereavement during Covid 19

    Report -

    The Impact of Bereavement During Covid 19

  9. Bolton Care Home Website Reviews

    Report -

    This report is a review of care home websites in Bolton

  10. Governance - Trustee Board Minutes 2021

    Advice and Information -

    Governance - Trustee Board Minutes 2021

  11. Health and Care Priorities Consultation Report 2021-22

    Report -

    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

  12. 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.

  13. 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

  14. Local Information and Helplines

    Advice and Information -

    Here you will find many sources of useful information and advice

  15. Primary Care - Enhanced Access Arrangements

    Report -

    This report contains feedback from the public about preferences for primary care extended provision in Bolton

  16. Bolton Adult Safeguarding Board Annual Report

    Report -

    The Care Act 2014, makes a safeguarding adults board a statutory requirement. 

  17. Access to NHS Dentistry & Health and Wellbeing

    Report -

    Access to NHS Dentistry is problematic in Bolton and is affecting the health and wellbeing of people unable to access good dental care

  18. People's Perceptions of Virtual Health Care

    News -

    We asked you to tell us about your experiences of having either a telephone or a video appointment with a health care professional

  19. Annual Report 2022-23

    Report -

    Our annual report for 2022-23 is now available

  20. Remembering Jim Sherrington

    Advice and Information -

    One of our long-serving trustees of Healthwatch Bolton sadly passed away in June 2023.

  21. Greater Manchester Healthwatch Annual Report 2022-23

    News -

    Healthwatch in Greater Manchester publish its first Annual Report which highlights their activities over the past year and the impact the independent network has achieved.

  22. What do you know about Perimenopause and Menopause (Change of Life)?

    News -

    Many people have told us that they struggle to find information about the perimenopause and the menopause.

  23. NHS Workforce Plan

    News -

    Thousands of doctors, nurses, dentists and other healthcare staff will be trained in England every year as part of the first ever Long Term Workforce Plan published by the NHS and backed by the Government today.

  24. New report calls for fundamental reform of NHS dental care

    Advice and Information -

    A new report by MPs into dental care, which draws upon the experiences people have shared with us, has called for urgent reform so more people can access an NHS dentist.

  25. Cost of Living and Health and Wellbeing

    Advice and Information -

    Earlier this year we asked you to share your experiences with us on how the cost of living was affecting you health and wellbeing

  26. Smears Means Years

    Report -

    The Smears Means Years project has continued to be rolled out across Bolton, bringing life-saving cervical cancer screening opportunities into communities

  27. A British Sign Language Emergency First Aid Film - Learn CPR

    News -

    The CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) Community Network is a partnership between St John Ambulance and the NHS and is supported by Ambulance Trusts in England, The British Heart Foundation and Resuscitation Council UK.

  28. Junior Doctors Industrial Action Strikes

    Advice and Information -

    Junior doctors at some GP practices and all NHS hospitals are taking industrial action now. This will be the longest stretch of industrial action by junior doctors to date. This started at 7am on 3rd January 2024 and will conclude at 7am on 9th January 2024. See below information from Mark Fisher - Chief Executive of Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board