1. 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.

  2. World Health Day

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  3. Mental Health Awareness Week 2023

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  4. Registering with your GP: understanding your rights

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    People have told us they can have problems registering with a GP. This article explains more about your rights and what do to if you are refused the right to register.

  5. International Volunteer Day

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  6. World Alzheimer’s Day

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  7. Key projects

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  8. 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.

  9. Our Annual Report 2018-2019

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    We published 8 reports, provided 143 residents with reliable advice and information and listened to the experiences of 35 people through our Feedback Centre.

  10. 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.

  11. What should you expect when it comes to care for your teeth?

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    Four questions staff should ask you or a loved one about your oral health if you’re a care home resident, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence quick guide.

  12. 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.

  13. 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.

  14. Do you need help travelling to NHS services?

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    Find out what support is available to help you when travelling to your GP, hospital or other NHS services.

  15. 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.

  16. World Autism Awareness Day 2020

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  17. Deaf Awareness Week 2022

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  18. Stress Awareness Month

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  19. Auditory processing disorder awareness day

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  20. International midwifes' day

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  21. International nurses' day

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  22. Volunteers Week

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  23. Pride Month

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  24. Carers Week

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  25. The Samaritans - The big listen

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  26. World Breastfeeding Week

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  27. World Suicide Prevention Day

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  28. World patient safety day

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  29. International week of deaf people

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  30. International da of sign languages

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  31. World Pharmacists' day

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  32. Black history month

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  33. ADHD awareness month (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)

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  34. Dyslexia week

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  35. World mental health day

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  36. Developmental language disorder day

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  37. Movember

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  38. National stress awareness day

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  39. National self care week

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  40. Transgender day of remembrance

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  41. Carers' rights day

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  42. International day of persons with disabilities

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  43. International volunteer day

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

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    The Accessible Information Standard is mandatory for all organisations that provide National Health Service (NHS) or adult social care.

  45. How are we funded?

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  46. 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.

  47. Herefordshire Community Partnership Thrives

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

  48. 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.

  49. Where can I go to get help for my health out of hours?

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    Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed.

  50. Someone I love has died - where can I find support

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    Take a look at our advice article on the organisations and groups that can support you if you’re grieving.