1. Health Visiting Service

    Report -

    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.

  2. Home Care

    Report -

    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.

  3. Podiatry Snapshot

    Report -

    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.

  4. Thinking and Talking about Palliative Care

    Report -

    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.

  5. Co-designed information resource for home care customers

    Report -

    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.

  6. Local Information and Helplines

    Advice and Information -

    Here you will find many sources of useful information and advice

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

    Report -

    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

  8. 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.

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

    Report -

    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.

  10. What should you expect from home care services?

    Advice and Information -

    The number of people being cared for in their own homes is increasing but what should you expect from home care services?

  11. Annual Report 2018/2019

    Report -

    Find out what we got up to last year!

  12. Coronavirus - What is it like to shield?

    Blog -

    Our volunteer Rosie Adamson-Clark talks about what shielding is really like - this is her story

  13. Covid-19 Public Feedback Survey

    Report -

    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.

  14. Living with Covid-19 - Public feedback summary

    Report -

    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.

  15. Wellbeing and mental health during Covid-19

    Advice and Information -

    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.

  16. Living with Covid – Personal Story

    Blog -

    We spoke to Caroline*, 64, about her experience as a 'shielder' during the pandemic. Read her story.

  17. Living with COVID-19, testing, self isolating and test and trace

    Report -

    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.

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

    Advice and Information -

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

  19. 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.

  20. Lockdown Support Pack

    Advice and Information -

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

  21. Hospital Discharge during Covid 19 - Report 2020

    Report -

    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. Transport to Covid-19 Vaccination Appointments

    Advice and Information -

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

  23. 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.

  24. The Impact of Bereavement during Covid 19

    Report -

    The Impact of Bereavement During Covid 19

  25. Bolton Care Home Website Reviews

    Report -

    This report is a review of care home websites in Bolton

  26. 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

  27. Annual Report 2022-23

    Report -

    Our annual report for 2022-23 is now available