1. Salford Community Mental Health Services Mystery Shop 2017

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    This report was produced at the request of users of mental health services in Salford and the project was designed to address barriers to mental health services that have been expressed to Healthwatch Salford over a period of time.

  2. Homecare experiences report social care, Salford

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    Healthwatch Salford was commissioned by Salford Together to conduct a series of listening engagement sessions with frontline staff involved in the delivery of homecare services.

  3. Annual Report 2016 - 2017

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    Take a read of this years Annual Report and see how your voices have helped shape health and social care services in Salford.

  4. The Accessible Information Standard - What you can expect from services

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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.

  5. 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?

  6. Homecare Review Report 2017

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    Healthwatch Salford hosted a series of listening sessions wherein frontline staff and managers from provider organisations came together to discuss their thoughts on the way homecare is currently delivered.

  7. Enter and view: Abbeydale Nursing Home

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    Healthwatch Salford carried out an Enter and View visit to Abbeydale Nursing Home, a nursing care home with places for up to 24 residents.

  8. Enter and view: Pemberton Fold Care Home

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    Healthwatch Salford carried out an Enter and View visit to Pemberton Fold, a residential care home with places for up to 60 residents.

  9. Want To Help Improve Your Hospitals in Salford, Bolton and Wigan?

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    CCGs and Hospitals in Salford, Wigan and Bolton have come together to form a North West Sector Partnership to make sure specific areas of hospital care are the best they can be!

  10. Enter and view: Harmony House Residential Home

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    Healthwatch Salford carried out an Enter and View visit to Harmony House, a residential care home with places for up to 12 residents.

  11. Enter and view: Beenstock Home

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    Healthwatch Salford carried out an Enter and View visit to Beenstock Home, a residential care home with places for up to 26 residents.

  12. SEND Transformation Strategy Report 2017

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    Listening to the views of children and young people in Salford who are covered by the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Act, their parents and carers.

  13. COVID-19 How is it for you? December Report

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    Since the outbreak of COVID-19 there have been many changes to our lives. To help us understand the impact of this, we launched an anonymous survey gathering information about your experiences. Here is the report for Decembers survey responses.

  14. Maternity support during COVID-19

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    Read about how coronavirus could affect you, your baby and your pregnancy care.

  15. Healthwatch Salford Community Forum

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  16. Our public Board Meeting 19th January 2021 - supporting materials

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    Below you can find the papers for the Board Meeting on Tuesday 19th January 2021.

  17. Healthwatch Salford Public Board Meeting - March 2021

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  18. Introducing Scarlett Ash: our new Volunteer and Involvement Officer

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    We are delighted to start 2021 with a new recruit to the Healthwatch Salford team!

    Scarlett Ash joins us as a Volunteer and Involvement Officer, having developed her volunteer management career in the youth work sector.

  19. New Health Centre for Little Hulton

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    A brand new health centre is now open in Little Hulton, Salford, providing the local community with state-of-the-art primary care health services in a convenient neighbourhood location.

  20. Healthwatch Salford Public Board Meeting - May 2021

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  21. Healthwatch Salford Public Board Meeting - July 2021

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  22. Healthwatch Salford Public Board Meeting - September 2021

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  23. Healthwatch Salford Public Board Meeting - November 2021

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  24. Major new hospital construction programme to get underway next month

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    Construction work will start next month on Salford Royal’s new £68million hospital to support the organisation in its role as the major trauma centre for Greater Manchester and the hub site for emergency General Surgery for the NW of Manchester.

  25. Salford City Council Equipment Service needs users views to inform improvements and support a better quality of life

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    Are you a user of Salford City Council’s Equipment Service? Can you spare five minutes to give your views on the vital service?

  26. All Salford care homes have been vaccinated

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    All care home residents in Salford who were willing to get the vaccine have now been given the COVID-19 vaccine.

  27. Investors in Diversity Award for Small Charities recognition for Healthwatch Salford

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    Here at Healthwatch Salford we are pleased to share that we have achieved national recognition for demonstrating our commitments to equality and diversity.

  28. Healthwatch Salford board meeting: What did i miss?

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    The Healthwatch Salford board met in January to review our work for 2020 and to look ahead to our priorities for 2021.

  29. COVID-19 vaccine: what you need to know

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    Take a look about what you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccination programme including how you will know when it's your turn, where to go, and why it's important.

  30. Healthwatch Salford Community Forum

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  31. COVID-19 vaccination update in Salford

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    The Salford NHS Vaccination Service is pleased to announce that they have begun inviting cohort eight, which includes all residents age 55 - 59.

  32. Our public Board Meeting 17th March 2021 - supporting materials

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    Below you can find the papers for the Board Meeting on Wednesday 17th March 2021. The agenda and papers relating to this meeting will be available here 5 working days before the meeting.

  33. New service to provide earlier support to young people in Salford with an eating disorder

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    Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) is launching the new First Episode Rapid Early Intervention for Eating Disorders (FREED) service, an evidence-based early intervention model for eating disorders.

  34. The Speak Up Salford Fund

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    The Speak Up Salford Fund closed on the 31st March 2022 and we are not accepting applications after this time.

  35. Healthwatch Salford Community Forum

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  36. Can you help us understand people’s attitudes to vaccination in Salford?

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    There is still a large percentage of the population yet to receive their first COVID-19 vaccination dose. We want to hear your thoughts on receiving the vaccine so that we can identify any areas of concern for local people.

  37. Speak Up Salford Fund Information Session

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  38. Healthwatch Salford Business Plan 2021/22

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    In January, we invited local people to share their views on what priorities the organisation should focus on and following this recent review, it has been agreed that the key priorities will be Primary Care, Adult Mental Health and Adult Social Care.

  39. Healthwatch Salford's Priorities Report 2021/22

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    Each year we carry out a priorities survey. The results of this survey will be used to influence our business plan and decide on our focus for the year ahead.

  40. Healthwatch Salford launch their business plan for the year ahead

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    Each year we consult with public and use our intelligence shared with us over the previous twelve months to help develop the business plan for the year ahead.

  41. Local Pharmacies Now Stocking COVID Tests Through New Advanced Service

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    Community pharmacy teams in Greater Manchester are this month starting to offer free coronavirus (COVID-19) test kits as they help to support the lifting of national restrictions and the pandemic recovery.

  42. Here's what you need to know about your second COVID vaccine dose

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    When you get your invite for your second COVID vaccine, please attend your appointment.

  43. Which COVID-19 test is right for you?

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    Not all COVID tests are the same so it’s important to get the right one. Find out where to go to get tested, which test is most suitable for you, and what to do if you get a positive COVID-19 test result.

  44. Healthwatch Salford Spring Newsletter 2021

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    Take a read of our quarterly newsletter which includes information on the work we've done in the past 3 months and our plans for the next few months ahead.