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Healthwatch Dorset report explores experiences of first and second-generation immigrants when accessing NHS care
Healthwatch Dorset's latest report explores how first and second-generation immigrants in Bournemouth experience NHS services — and what can be done to make healthcare more inclusive, easy to access and culturally responsive.
Healthwatch Gloucestershire is asking young people: ‘What affects your mental health and what social support and activities help you to manage?’
If you’re age 14 to 25, Healthwatch Gloucestershire wants to know what affects your mental health, what social support and activities help you to manage, and what more social support you need?
Dorset NHS launch new Hospital Carer Passport in response to carers feedback
On Carers Rights Day (24 Nov 2022), hospitals across Dorset will launch a new Hospital Carer Passport to help carers be recognised and supported while they are caring for someone who is in hospital.
Making it easier for people to get healthcare and support via GP websites
Healthwatch Somerset’s latest report looks at people’s experiences of using GP websites to access healthcare services and information, highlighting that improvements are needed to make it easier for more people to get good care and support online.
Share your views to help shape NHS Same Day Urgent Care services in Somerset
The NHS is reviewing how it provides Same Day Urgent Care in Somerset, and Healthwatch Somerset wants to hear your views to help shape and improve access to services in the future.
As more healthcare services go digital, are you being left behind?
Healthwatch Gloucestershire wants to hear your experiences of digital healthcare, good and bad, to help make sure everyone gets the care they need in our increasingly digital world, including those who are unable or reluctant to use digital technology.
Discharging patients from hospital to home in Dorset
In a new report published today, Healthwatch Dorset shines a spotlight on the experiences of carers as they support loved ones leaving hospital to recover at home. The report highlights the challenges carers face and their ideas for how the service, known as ‘Home First Dorset’, could be improved.
Improving access to GP care in Gloucestershire
New report shows patients want clear communication, a choice of consultation methods, and personalised joined-up care.
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