1. Co-design and Engagement Enabling Group Evaluation Report

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    This piece of work aimed to explore how far Bolton has come in terms of embedding co-design, how useful the group feels, to what extent the group feel they are meeting their objectives and how members feel their work can continue in the long term

  2. Marke place report

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    The Engagement Alliance team (Healthwatch Bolton and Bolton CVS) embarked on public engagement work within Neighbourhoods that woulddevelop continous engagement across the neighbourhood.

  3. Thinking ahead about extra care housing

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    The purpose of this research is to investigate what would encourage/discourage people when considering independent living options for themselves or for loved ones. We asked a number of questions about environment, amenities and support that will help

  4. Patient engagemen at Shanti Medical Centre

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    Bolton GP Federation took over Shanti Medical Centre in Daubhill, Bolton in late July 2018. The GP Federation wanted to engage with the patients registered at the practice on
    patient preferences with regards to the practical aspects of running it.

  5. On the move- what Jubilee Centre users think

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    This report presents the comments from Jubilee Centre users. These groups include staff, service users & their carers, and local residents. This engagement explored the service users views across the two sites.

  6. New primary care roles

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    This new report responds to two findings in the neighbourhood study:
    o A need for co-design in the remodelling of primary care services.
    o Community interest and understanding

  7. Primary care roles CVS report

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    Exploring the understanding from the voluntary sector of the new primary care roles, how the voluntary sector link to these roles and potential barriers to accessing the new primary care roles.

  8. Hollands nursing home Enter and View

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    read our report from our visit to Hollands nursing home, where we spoke to staff and residents as well as recording our own observations. Our report contains details of all our findings as well as any recommendations we made.

  9. Co-designed information resource for home care customers

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    As part of their new Home Care Quality Improvement Programme Bolton Local Authority have worked with some representatives of home care services to try to understand why relationships between service providers and clients are sometimes difficult.

  10. Primary care working for all

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    This work builds on the neighbourhood reports and responds to need for co-design of primary care services and community interest in respect of understanding of new primary care models and access arrangements for the new practitioners.

  11. How Should We Communicate With People

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    A report published in March 2019 containing information on how we should communicate with people.

  12. Rivington View nursing home Enter and View

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    Read our report following our visit to Rivington View. We talked to staff and residents about the home as well as observing practices throughout the day. Our report contains our full findings and the recommendations we made.

  13. World Health Day 2020

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  14. Maternal Mental Health Matters Awareness Week

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  15. Make May purple

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  16. Mental Health Awareness Week

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  17. Dying Matters Week

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  18. Dementia action week 2019

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  19. 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.

  20. Carers Rights Day

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  21. Self care week

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  22. International Volunteer Day

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  23. National Stress Awareness Day

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  24. World Hospice and Palliative Care Day

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  25. World Homelessness Day

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  26. National Eye Health Week

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  27. World Suicide Prevention Day

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  28. Men's Health Week

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  29. World Diabetes Day

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  30. Do you need help getting to hospital?

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    Find out what support is available to help you travel to your hospital appointments.

  31. World Alzheimer’s Day

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  32. Organ donation week

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  33. Baby loss awareness week

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  34. World Mental Health Day

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  35. Key projects

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    Have a look at what we're currently working on

  36. Health and Support in the Workplace

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    A report produced in August 2019 containing information about health and support in the workplace.

  37. Thinking about end of life care for you and your family

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    End of life care is support for people who are in the last months or years of their life. The guidance on the NHS website helps you know what to expect, how to plan ahead and how to manage your day to day decisions.

  38. Seven pieces of information that you should expect to receive after being diagnosed with dementia

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    Take a look at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's (NICE) quick guide to discussing and planning support following a dementia diagnosis.

  39. Carers Group Work - Loneliness and Isolation

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    We carried out a piece of work surrounding the issues of loneliness and isolation throughout 2018 and 2019. This report summarises the findings of our survey into loneliness and isolations felt by carers.

  40. 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.

  41. Accessibility checklist for GP surgeries

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    Help make sure that your practice meets people’s accessibility requirements using this checklist from Healthwatch Slough.

  42. The patients journey in mental health

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    This project was commissioned by Healthwatch England and the results will be collated on a national level to inform the development and implementation of the specific activities discussed within the long term plan.

  43. Response to Healthwatch public engagement feedback

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    Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership responded to our report on engagement around mental health services, respoding to our conclusions and recommendations

  44. Patients journey in Dementia services

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    The results of this engagement project will be shared with Healthwatch England to produce a National evidence base that will inform the development and implementation of the specifc activities discussed within the Long Term Plan

  45. Patients views of Autism services

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    We carried out engagement work with the community to find out about Autism services and how we could put forward recommendations to influence the prospectus for Greater Manchester Health and Socail Care Partnership over the next 5 years.