1. Where can I go for support for my mental health as a parent?

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    We've pulled together a number of services for parents in need of support for their mental health. Read more to find out where you can go to get the help you need.

  2. Experiences of GP support from people with histories of addiction

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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.

  3. People’s Views on Health and Work

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    This forum was based on the work by Healthwatch, which featured views on health by employees at a local organisation. 20 individuals attended the forum which included members of the general public as well as representatives from various organisations

  4. Health Issues in the Workplace

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    In this report we highlight our findings regarding what people understand the health and care concerns are faced by those in work. For the purposes of this study we focused on workers at a single, large office site in Bolton.

  5. How Should We Communicate With People

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    A report published in March 2019 containing information on how we should communicate with people.

  6. Men's Health and Well-being

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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.

  7. Mental Health Support for Young People

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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.

  8. Rivington Unit Corridor Event

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    Healthwatch conduct regular corridor events at various Bolton FT NHS services. This report covers the comments received when visiting the Rivington Unit.

  9. Views of People Living with Prostate Disease

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    We visited a prostate cancer support group to speak to attendees about prostate specific services but also health care in its wider spectrum. This reports highlights the responses and views we received.

  10. Emotional Health and Well-being of Year 7 Students in a Bolton High School

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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.

  11. Wellbeing and mental health during Covid-19

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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.

  12. Rivington unit mental health inpatient service Enter and View

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    Read our report following our visit to Rivington inpatient service. We spoke to staff and residents as well as observing practices throughout the day. Our report includes full details of all our findings including the recommendations we put forward

  13. Getting support for your mental health in Bolton

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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.

  14. The patients journey in mental health

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    This project was commissioned by Healthwatch England and the results will be collated on a national level to inform the development and implementation of the specific activities discussed within the long term plan.

  15. Response to Healthwatch public engagement feedback

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    Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership responded to our report on engagement around mental health services, respoding to our conclusions and recommendations

  16. Macmillan Cancer Info Centre in Bolton Offers Telephone Support during Latest Lockdown

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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.

  17. Health service messages: November COVID-19 national lockdown - Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership

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    Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership have released health and care information during the lock down period

  18. Mental Health Support

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

  19. Local Information and Helplines

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    Here you will find many sources of useful information and advice

  20. Lockdown Support Pack

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

  21. Hospital Discharge during Covid 19 - Report 2020

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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.

  22. People's Experience of Hospital Discharge - Staff Interviews Bolton findings

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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

  23. Ask for Ani (Domestic Abuse)

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    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.

  24. Covid 19 Self-Isolation Support Pack

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

  25. The Impact of Bereavement during Covid 19

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    The Impact of Bereavement During Covid 19

  26. Health and Care Priorities Consultation Report 2021-22

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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

  27. Healthwatch in Greater Manchester response statement to BBC Panorama allegations on Edenfield Medium Secure Unit

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    The Healthwatch in Greater Manchester Network is aware of the BBC Panorama allegations regarding standards of care at the Edenfield Medium Secure Unit which is part of The Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

  28. People's Perceptions of Virtual Health Care

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

  29. Annual Report 2022-23

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    Our annual report for 2022-23 is now available

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

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

  31. NHS Workforce Plan

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    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.

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

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    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.

  33. Cost of Living and Health and Wellbeing

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

  34. Junior Doctors Industrial Action Strikes

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    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

  35. Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Survey

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    Healthwatch in Greater Manchester are interested in hearing from children and young people, and parents and carers, about their experiences of the pathway to accessing (or trying to access) CAMHS.

    The project aim is to establish whether the current mental health care pathway is effective in identifying and helping children and young people (CYP) to access the support they need in a timely and effective way, which leads to positive outcomes for themselves, their families or carers.

    We would like to hear from those having accessed this service for all conditions, including those who may have accessed the Autism/ADHD diagnostic pathways. There are two surveys, one for children and young people, and one for parents and carers

  36. Menopause and Me report

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    Read our new report - Menopause and Me, outlining the experiences of people looking for support and information

  37. Quarterly Intelligence Reports 2023-24

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    Read our quarterly intelligence reports. The reports contain feedback that the public has shared with us. The feedback is then shared with commissioners and providers of health and care services to help bring improvements to services.

  38. Annual Report 2018/2019

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    Find out what we got up to last year!

  39. Health Visiting Service

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    We engaged with families during 4 baby clinics during March & April. The purpose was to capture people's experience of the service and other more general health or social care services and to identify examples of good practice.

  40. Home Care

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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.

  41. Podiatry Snapshot

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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.

  42. Thinking and Talking about Palliative Care

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    Our report will enable those with experience of palliative and end of life care as well as the general public to share their experiences, thoughts, knowledge, and desire’s and inform best practice for all providers.

  43. Co-designed information resource for home care customers

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    As part of their new Home Care Quality Improvement Programme Bolton Local Authority have worked with some representatives of home care services to try to understand why relationships between service providers and clients are sometimes difficult.

  44. Bolton Safeguarding Adults Board - Annual Report 2022 - 2023

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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.

  45. 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?