1. Our work proves key to Herefordshire's GP Enhanced Access Service

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    Healthwatch's report was instrumental to the development of the new specification of a GP Enhanced Access Service in Herefordshire.

  2. State of the Sector Report

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    Research for The ‘State of the Sector’ report sought to quantify the size, breadth and diversity of the Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector in Herefordshire.

  3. Healthwatch Bids Farewell to Director

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    At the end of August, Healthwatch Herefordshire bids farewell to one of its Directors, Richard Kelly.

  4. Maternal Mental Health Campaign

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    Healthwatch Herefordshire are supporting Healthwatch England in their Maternal Mental Health project.

  5. Health and Wellbeing Strategy for Herefordshire - Have Your Say!

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    Herefordshire’s Health and Wellbeing Board is working on a Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy that identifies priorities for local action.

  6. Stroke Services - Have your say

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    Across the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care System (ICS) and with partners in Powys, Wales, organisations have been working together to consider the sustainability of stroke services.

  7. Research Ready Communities

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    The Department for Health and Social Care is currently looking for a Community Partner Organisation and Community Champions in Herefordshire.

  8. Read our Report on GP Enhanced Access

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    For many patients, finding the time to see a GP for routine matters can be a challenge. At its worst, this could have a significant impact on people who may be tempted to ignore a health issue. 

  9. Our Annual Report is Published!

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    Healthwatch Herefordshire's Annual Report details what the team has been up to over the past year and the challenges that it's faced.

  10. Your Care your Way Campaign

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    Healthwatch England has launched its Your Care Your Way campaign to encourage NHS health and care service to provide communication needs are met.

  11. Herefordshire Community Partnership Thrives

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    Healthwatch Herefordshire held another successful Herefordshire Community Partnership event on March 24th at The Kindle Centre.

  12. Healthwatch's Dental Report makes an Impact in Herefordshire

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    Healthwatch has helped NHS England and NHS Improvement understand people’s current experiences of accessing dental care in Herefordshire and their thoughts about future commissioning plans.

  13. What are the reasons for missed hospital appointments?

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    We are working with Wye Valley Trust to understand why so many patients miss their appointments and are therefore recorded as a DNA (Did Not Attend).

  14. Herefordshire Community Partnership

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    On September 8th 2021, Healthwatch established and launched the Herefordshire Community Partnership.

  15. The Draft Health and Wellbeing Strategy for Herefordshire is published

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    A draft Integrated Care Strategy including a vision, mission, and eight commitments has been developed for Herefordshire.

  16. Success at Recovery Street Film

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    Three films that Healthwatch made with Herefordshire Recovery Service (Turning Point) were shortlisted at the national Recovery Street Film Festival.

  17. Lights, Camera, Action for ECHO

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    In December, Healthwatch worked with members of ECHO's Rep Group to provide two videos.

  18. Cost of Living Events in Herefordshire

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    At previous Herefordshire Community Partnership events, the rising cost of living was highlighted as an area that statutory and VCSE partners should pay particular attention to.

  19. Andy Watts joins Healthwatch Herefordshire as new Chair

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    We are delighted to welcome our new Chair, Andy Watts to the Healthwatch team. Andy has extensive experience of the local health and care system having worked as a GP at Sarum House Surgery and Hereford Medical Group and in other clinical roles at Hereford County Hospital.

  20. Looking after your health during the Cost of Living crisis.

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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.

  21. Health checks and Covid vaccinations for those with a learning disability

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    Healthwatch Herefordshire wants to listen to the views of people with a learning disability. We particularly want to understand their views on annual health checks and Covid vaccinations.

  22. Share your ADHD Story with Healthwatch

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    Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a condition that affects people's behaviour and Healthwatch is keen to listen to the experiences of people living with the condition in Herefordshire. We are also keen to listen to the experiences of people supporting people with ADHD.

  23. Engaging with Carers for the Carers Strategy Review

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    Healthwatch Herefordshire is looking to engage with carers in the county so that their lived experience can influence the Carers Strategy Review.

  24. Healthwatch works with Mencap to launch Hear Our Voices

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    Along with Herefordshire 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.

  25. Healthwatch Herefordshire shortlisted for national award

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    The team at Healthwatch Herefordshire have been shortlisted for a national award. The National Healthwatch Impact Award recognises outstanding examples of where the views of local people have been used to make positive changes to local NHS and social care services.

  26. Have your say on the Adult Mental Health Inpatient and Rehabilitation Pathway

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    Herefordshire and Worcestershire's Health and Care NHS Trust are inviting people with an interest in Adult Mental Health Inpatient and Rehabilitation Services within Herefordshire or Worcestershire to attend an event to discuss the pathway.

  27. Share your feedback to improve care in your community

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    ‘Share for Better Care’, a new campaign launched by Healthwatch to help address health inequalities across England.

  28. Drop into the Talk Wellbeing Maylord Orchards Centre

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    The new Talk Wellbeing Maylord Orchards Centre is offering booked and drop-in health checks in the centre of Hereford. Throughout the week, there will also be an array of local services offering advice and support to residents.

  29. Out of Hours Urgent GP Service Change

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    On behalf of Herefordshire General Practice, Taurus Healthcare who are involved in how the Out of Hours Urgent GP Service is delivered, is planning to move the service to a new location this autumn. Healthwatch Herefordshire will be undertaking public consultation to ensure any concerns are addressed.

  30. Healthwatch works with Ukrainian Support Group

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    Over recent months, Healthwatch Engagement Officer Mary Simpson has been engaging with Ukrainians and their host families to explain Healthwatch's role and to listen to their experiences of health and care services.

  31. Managing Long Term Health Conditions

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    Living with a long term health condition can be difficult to manage in the community. If this is you, Healthwatch Herefordshire wants to hear from you. Share your experiences with us, what helps you the most and which services you would like to see available in your community.

  32. Responding to the NHS Constitution Consultation

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    The Government has launched a consultation on the NHS Constitution, which sets out your rights as an NHS patient. Read why it's important to have your say.

  33. Herefordshire General Practice - Enhanced Access

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    Alongside Taurus Healthcare, we wanted to understand how an enhanced access service for general practice could offer even more flexibility and availability for appointments both in and out of GP hours.

  34. Falls Prevention

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    In 2020 Healthwatch spoke to 172 people about their experience of falls and their understanding of measures to prevent them. We also gathered views about their feelings on social isolation.

  35. Herefordshire Diabetes Project

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    Alongside our primary care networks, we undertook a piece of work to research what effective management of Type 2 diabetes looks like.

  36. 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.

  37. Hospital Discharge Report

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    We worked in partnership with Wye Valley NHS Trust to engage with people about a wide range of aspects relating to hospital discharge.

  38. 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.

  39. Community Pharmacy Consultation Service

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    We conducted semi-structured interviews with GPs/GP practice staff from Hereford Medical Group, community pharmacy teams, and patients to evaluate the Community Pharmacy Consultation Service (CPCS).

  40. Herefordshire Dental Engagement

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    We engaged with over 675 people to gather opinions on a new approach to dental commissioning and identify key areas of importance in accessing dental care.

  41. Covid-19 Survey Report

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    In response to the Covid-19 Pandemic, Healthwatch Herefordshire developed a survey (based on a Healthwatch England template) to gather views and experiences of Herefordshire residents on health and social care services during this challenging period.

  42. Children's and Young People's Mental Health Report

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    We consulted with 3898 young people to identify local knowledge gaps and to learn more about young people’s experiences of using mental health services in Herefordshire. improvement.

  43. Children's Dental Health Report

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    The dental health of children in Herefordshire is poorer than the national and regional average. In January- March 2018 Healthwatch spoke to 522 people about children’s dental health in the county. Read about what people said, our findings and our recommendations in the report.

  44. NHS Long Term Plan

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    Between March-June 2019, Healthwatch Herefordshire and Healthwatch Worcestershire gathered views across both counties on local NHS priorities featured in the NHS Long-Term Plan.

  45. Crucial Crew Report

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    Healthwatch took part in Crucial Crew, a school’s safety day coordinated by the West Mercia Police every year for all year six children in the county.

  46. Men's Health Report

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    We wished to understand whether there were specific barriers that prevented or put off men from accessing preventative services and men’s ideas about improving access and improving health messaging.

  47. Outpatient Service Engagement

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    Wye Valley trust are currently reviewing Outpatients services and Healthwatch Herefordshire has undertaken an exercise to ask patients about their experience of using the service in the last 6 months.

  48. Patient Experiences of Outpatient Clinics in Hereford Hospital

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    From 11 – 22 March 2019, we undertook several Enter & View visits at Hereford County Hospital. We were gathering views and experiences of patients using outpatient clinics at the hospital.

  49. Living with and Beyond Cancer

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    The Living With and Beyond Cancer team of Wye Valley Trust and Macmillan jointly hosted two focus groups in Hereford with Healthwatch, for people who have or have had cancer and family and friends to share their experiences and views on cancer care.

  50. Cervical Screening Project

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    During 2020- 2021 we worked with Herefordshire's Macmillan Cancer Lead and students at Hereford College of Arts to develop a cervical screening awareness campaign that was inclusive to all.