1. Increasing Diversity

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    Healthwatch Herefordshire’s Diversity and Inclusion policy aspires to meet and exceed the requirements of the Equalities Act 2010. We carried out work to identify ways in which we could do this.

  2. Reasonable Adjustments Report

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    We engaged with local service users, services, employees, and employers to understand their experiences of asking for or providing reasonable adjustments in Herefordshire.

  3. Reasonable Adjustments - Hidden Disabilities

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    Healthwatch created reasonable adjustment guidance for Hidden Disabilities.
    Guidance sheets include those for: cancer, dyslexia, diabetes, asthma, back impairment, allergies, epilepsy, agrophobia, heart impairment, fibromyalgia, HIV/Aids, M.E. and chronic fatigue, repetitive strain injury, migraines, sickle cell and raynaud's phenonomen.

  4. Reasonable Adjustments - Blind or sight impaired

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    Healthwatch have created reasonable adjustment guidance for the blind or sight impaired.

  5. Reasonable Adjustments - Carers

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    Healthwatch have created reasonable adjustment guidance for those who are in a caring role.

  6. Reasonable Adjustments - Deaf and Hearing Impaired

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    Healthwatch have created reasonable adjustment guidance for the deaf or hearing impaired.

  7. Reasonable Adjustments - Learning Disability

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    Healthwatch have created reasonable adjustment guidance for those with a learning disability.

  8. Reasonable Adjustments - Brain Injury

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    Healthwatch has created reasonable adjustment guidance for those with a brain injury.

  9. Reasonable Adjustments - Physical Disability

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    Healthwatch created reasonable adjustment guidance for those with physical disabilities. This includes guidance for cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, spina bifida, spinal cord injury, musculoskeletal injuries, arthritis, muscular dystrophy, disfigurement, mobility impairment and obesity.

  10. Hear Our Voices Report

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    Together with Mencap, Healthwatch Herefordshire identified a need for those with a learning disability to have a bigger say in what matters to them. We also identified a need for the development of a larger pool of people with learning disabilities for services to consult with.

  11. Quarterly Report - Oct - Dec '23

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    Our quarter 3 Quarterly Report spans Oct - Dec'23.