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Clear, understandable information is important to help you make the right health and care decisions. Join our campaign and have your say on what needs to change. -
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As part of the priorities for 2021/2022 a Carers theme was chosen by the public as an important issue for Warrington. Healthwatch Warrington arranged an event, to encourage feedback from Carers on how they dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic. -
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Healtwatch Warrington were approached by The CCG to gain feedback on the experiences of Warrington residents accessing the Mass Vaccination sites in Warrington. -
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This report provides the local NHS with people’s views about the NHS Long Term Plan. It is designed to feed into work on producing a health and care strategy within the Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership (HCP). -
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Healthwatch Warrington (HWW)was approached by the Rapid Community Response team to collect feedback of their experiences of the service from its users. -
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Healthwatch Warrington undertook a survey of access to GP services for the residents of Burtonwood, a village on the borders of Warrington and St Helens. They undertook a survey of local residents and received 183 responses. -
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Led by Healthwatch Warrington, Virtual Voices provides Warrington residents with a unique opportunity to offer their opinions and provide constructive feedback on health and social care services in our town. -
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This month's Virtual Voices Warrington Borough Council wants to hear YOUR opinions on the upcoming Health & Wellbeing Survey -
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This month's Virtual Voices Warrington and Halton Hospital Trust want you to help shape the patient experience strategy for 2023-2026 -
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Healthwatch Warrington had their Virtual Annual Meeting on the 6th October, If you missed it you can catch up on events here. -
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Healthwatch Warrington was initially approached by Signing Solutions to discuss the issues that the Deaf community in Warrington are experiencing with Hospital access. This was discovered via outreach and support that they are providing within the Deaf Centre. We were invited to come and speak to the Deaf community directly via focus groups which were supported by BSL interpreters.
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This month's Virtual Voices want YOU to share YOUR experiences and knowledge of using Urgent Treatment Centres and GP Enhanced Access. -
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This month's Virtual Voices want YOU to have YOUR say on what our Priorities should be for 2023-2024 -
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Led by Healthwatch Warrington, Virtual Voices provides Warrington residents with a unique opportunity to offer their opinions and provide constructive feedback on health and social care services in our town. -
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Led by Healthwatch Warrington, Virtual Voices provides Warrington residents with a unique opportunity to offer their opinions and provide constructive feedback on health and social care services in our town. -
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Led by Healthwatch Warrington, Virtual Voices provides Warrington residents with a unique opportunity to offer their opinions and provide constructive feedback on health and social care services in our town. -
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Led by Healthwatch Warrington, Virtual Voices provides Warrington residents with a unique opportunity to offer their opinions and provide constructive feedback on health and social care services in our town. -
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Led by Healthwatch Warrington, Virtual Voices provides Warrington residents with a unique opportunity to offer their opinions and provide constructive feedback on health and social care services in our town. -
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The NHS in Warrington is working with Health Integration Partners (HIP) and local partners to launch a thorough review of health services in Burtonwood. -
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Locally Healthwatch Warrington received feedback from the public about their experiences using women's services in Warrington. A number of themes emerged, especially around the lack of knowledge of menopausal support and choice for women. After shortlisting this priority to the public vote, we planned a women's health roadshow to expand our outreach. Also, we worked with our digital expertise and created a survey for women to identify themes around women's health services -
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A survey of local women by Healthwatch Warrington identified concerns over the menopause as a key health priority for women in the town. -
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Healthwatch Warrington had their Virtual Annual Meeting on the 4th October, If you missed it you can catch up on events here. -
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Led by Healthwatch Warrington, Virtual Voices provides Warrington residents with a unique opportunity to offer their opinions and provide constructive feedback on health and social care services in our town. -
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A year ago the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect. -
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With the global pandemic taking the world from normality to lockdown, we wanted to use this time to assess how changes to society and lockdown had impacted residents of Warrington in regards to their wellbeing and how they access health & social care services.
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Here at Healthwatch Warrington we have been receiving a lot of information on access to Dentistry, this is a national issue and all information we receive is fed back to our local MP and the Primary Care team as well as Healthwatch England. -
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Here at Healthwatch Warrington we have been receiving a lot of information on access to Dentistry, this is a national issue and all information we receive is fed back to our local MP and the Primary Care team as well as Healthwatch England. -
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A project that looks at the experiences of people who were more likely to be digitally excluded than the general population in accessing primary care during the Covid-19 pandemic and its associated restrictions. -
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Led by Healthwatch Warrington, Virtual Voices provides Warrington residents with a unique opportunity to offer their opinions and provide constructive feedback on health and social care services in our town. -
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Healthwatch Warrington undertook research into maternity services and the experiences of women from Warrington who have recently given birth. The project looked at the information and support that women were given before and after the births of their babies. They did a survey to which they had 40 responses and collected 5 detailed case studies. -
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Healthwatch Warrington undertook research into the support available for children and young people around mental health and well-being. This was chosen because in Warrington the THRIVE model for young people’s mental health and well-being support was introduced in 2016 and we wanted to review how young people had experienced the access to services. In total they spoke to 119 young people.
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The Primary Care Network Clinical Director approached Healthwatch Warrington in October 2020 to work in partnership using their engagement skills and knowledge to assist engagement with residents and families in the Care Homes. This also ensured that it was impartial and transparent.
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Healthwatch Warrington have undertaken a project looking at the delivery of oral health support in care homes. This was highlighted as a concern for us because the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has identified the oral hygiene of care home residents, both older people and those with a learning disability, to be an issue across the country.
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The Frailty Assessment Unit (FAU) is a ‘Warrington Together’ led partnership, aiming to redesign services for older people. The unit provides care closer to home where appropriate, reducing Accident and Emergency (A and E) attendances, reducing admissions to acute services, and providing care in a more person-centred and efficient way. The service has been fully operational since June 2018 and it is reported to have significantly reduced the number of admissions of patients living with frailty. -
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Healthwatch Warrington has highlighted the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Children and Young People in Warrington. Our original report in 2020 highlighted issues with services in Warrington. Warrington and Halton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) commissioned the more detailed report which describes young peoples' experiences throughout lockdown. -
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Healthwatch report reveals GPs saw a 90% increase in Youth Mental health issues since the pandemic.
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Here at Healthwatch Warrington we have been receiving a lot of information on access to Dentistry, this is a national issue and all information we receive is fed back to our local MP and the Primary Care team as well as Healthwatch England. -
Advice and Information -
Our Enter & View programme is focusing this year on GP Practices. We want to hear YOUR opionions on your practice and help us build our list of practices to vist. -
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Healthwatch Warrington was initially approached by Signing Solutions to discuss the issues that the Deaf community in Warrington are experiencing with Hospital access. This was discovered via outreach and support that they are providing within the Deaf Centre. We were invited to come and speak to the Deaf community directly via focus groups which were supported by BSL interpreters. -
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Here at Healthwatch Warrington we have been receiving a lot of information on access to Dentistry, this is a national issue and all information we receive is fed back to our local MP and the Primary Care team as well as Healthwatch England. -
Annual Report -
Healthwatch Warrington is proud to announce we have published our Annual Report 2022/23, containing highlights from the past year and details of the year ahead. -
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Each year, Healthwatch Warrington produces an annual report to showcase our achievements over the year and demonstrate how we have been working to improve health and social care services in Warrington.