NHS 111 – Healthwatch needs your feedback. HW News leads on a call for feedback on NHS 111 and out of hours GPs. See also their report on Safe Havens and news about the HW Helpdesk. Healthwatch April.
Dental charges dispute. Definitely a case for….. A dental patient needed treatment but knew he would find it difficult to pay. He told the dentist and showed his tax credit documents. The dentist carried out the treatment. This man asked the Bureau for advice when, some weeks later, he got a letter from NHS Business Services Authority. They […]
Latest from our friends at Healthwatch Surrey. Safe havens Care Quality Commission campaign Stroke services consultation Mental health Read HWS February. And they’re looking for a Project Officer based in Guildford. Find out more!
Latest from our friends at Healthwatch Surrey. Surrey Care Homes new report – My Way, Every Day Could you be a Patient Leader? How ARE you, Surrey? Healthwatch Quiz Mental Health is key focus during February – Find Our More January Newsletter
Healthwatch guide. The NHS has to change to keep up with demand. The latest reform will come from Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) for geographical ‘footprints’ defined by NHS England. These plans really matter. Reigate & Banstead is broadly covered by the Sussex and East Surrey footprint. The area’s main hospital is East Surrey. Find out more in this useful Healthwatch Surrey Guide. Healthwatch Surrey December News.
Discharge from hospital. Healthwatch Surrey, the group that gives local people a voice with the NHS, wants to find out about our experiences of leaving hospital in 2016. The process is known as “hospital discharge”. The experiences of patients and family members are equally valuable. Heathwatch needs to understand the quality of hospital discharge and work with local hospitals […]
SMEF success. “A new one-stop service for young people requiring mental health support.” That was the message from Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Trust at this week’s well-attended briefing about youth mental health in Black and Ethnic Minority Communities. Dr Phil Ferrira-Lay explained how the service would help tackle youth mental health, a major issue for BAME Communities which often goes undiagnosed. […]
Common problems. The health of people in 21st Century Britain is being affected by malnutrition, food poverty or poor housing. This week a survey of nurses* again underlined the depressingly common link between family economics and health. 40 per cent of nurses have patients whose circumstances are harming their health. 50% say the proportion of patients with preventable […]
April Update. Shared record meeting. Community engagement volunteers. Vacancies in engagement and administration. Call for views on South East Coast ambulance service. Have your say on local health and social care. Healthwatch Surrey News
Joined up care please! That was the big wish shared by everyone at a Voice Network event hosted by Surrey Community Action (SCA) and Healthwatch Surrey. It won’t surprise policy-makers and managers who want to improve quality and efficiency. But the opinions of people in local services are vital current information. A dozen faith and voluntary groups […]