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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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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The number of people being cared for in their own homes is increasing but what should you expect from home care services? -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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! -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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 following our recent reassesment. -
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Our Chief Officer, Sam Cook reflects on 2022 and looks ahead at Healthwatch Salford's plans for 2023. -
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Healthwatch Salford carried out an Enter and View visit to Abbeydale Nursing Home, a care home with places for up to 24 residents. -
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Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) services are being renamed as NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression, following a public consultation. -
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The continuing cost of living crisis is adversely affecting people's physical and mental wellbeing, with vulnerable people and those on lower incomes hit the hardest. -
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Share your views on the future of Walkden Gateway Medical Practice. -
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Healthwatch Salford carried out an Enter and View visit to Beechfield Lodge Home, a care home with places for up to 60 service users. -
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Below you can find the papers for the Board Meeting on the 14th February 2023. The agenda and papers relating to this meeting will be available here 5 working days before the meeting. -
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Healthwatch Salford carried out an Enter and View visit to Barton Brook Care Home, a care home with places for up to 120 service users. -
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Healthwatch Salford carried out an Enter and View visit to Ecclesholme, a care home with places for up to 50 residents. -
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Cervical cancer screenings save at least 2,000 lives every year in the UK. Here's what you should expect from your smear test and why these screenings are important. -
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March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and it is vital to raise awareness by ensuring that people know the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer and how they can get help. -
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A report on why some people do not access mental health support or services in Salford. -
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This summary report reflects on the seven Enter and View visits that took place from September 2022 and March 2023. -
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We want to hear from the people of Salford, on how the cost of living crisis may have affected them. -
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Our plan for the year ahead sets out how we will collect the views of patients and the public about their health and social care services for the year ahead. -
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Below you can find the papers for the Board Meeting on the 11th April 2023. The agenda and papers relating to this meeting will be available here 5 working days before the meeting. -
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The Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Service at Salford aims to provide a valuable resource to the community, offering a wide range of services to support people affected by cancer. -
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A new scheme could see women across England save hundreds of pounds yearly on their Hormone Replacement Therapy with a prepayment certificate. -
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Salford men are to be invited to open up about mental health – good, bad, or could be better. -
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Below you can find the papers for the Board Meeting on the 27th June 2023. The agenda and papers relating to this meeting will be available here 5 working days before the meeting. -
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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. -
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This project looked at the home care service provided in Salford, ie the provision of care workers providing care for people who receive support in their own home. There are a number of home care agencies commissioned to deliver this service across Salford. -
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If you're referred to hospital or other NHS premises for specialist NHS treatment or diagnostic tests by a doctor, dentist or another primary care health professional, you may be able to claim a refund of reasonable travel costs under the Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS). -
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Here at Healthwatch Salford, we're proud to have achieved 'Supporter' status for Greater Manchester's Good Employment Charter. -
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Are you having trouble finding an NHS funded dentist? Read our tips on what to do if you’re facing problems. -
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Living with autism affects people in different ways. It can bring strengths and challenges that can affect how comfortable, healthy, and happy you feel. Here's what you should expect from an autism assessment, diagnosis and getting the proper support. -
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Our plan for the year ahead calendar sets out how we will collect the views of patients and the public about their health and social care services for the year ahead. -
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Salford Men’s Mental Health Commission is gathering information from men in Salford on what things they do to help them stay mentally well as well as those things that cause stress and low moods. -
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Living Well Salford is a community mental health service, delivered in partnership between Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH), Mind in Salford, Six Degrees, Wellbeing Matters and START. -
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75% of children and young people who experience mental health problems aren't getting the help they need.