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

    Advice and Information -

    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.

  2. Do you need help getting to hospital?

    Advice and Information -

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

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

    Advice and Information -

    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.

  4. Accessibility checklist for GP surgeries

    Advice and Information -

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

  5. People's Views on Health Related Apps

    Report -

    As part of our aim to improve understanding of the role of Technology Enabled Care (TEC) we invited members of the public were invited to view and see demonstrations of electronic monitoring devices, disability/care aids and health related apps.

  6. People's Views on Health Related Peer Support Groups

    Report -

    We organised a forum to further explore people’s views on health related peer to peer support type activity. A number of organisations and groups who use this model were invited, along with the general public, to share their views and experiences.

  7. Podiatry Snapshot

    Report -

    Changes were made to eligibility criteria for podiatry services in Bolton. Following thise a number of comments were made to us. This report presents these views to illustrate how service changes can affect patients.

  8. Living with Dementia - What Information Do People Need

    Report -

    Our engagement officers spoke to people at a local dementia café to gain comments, experiences and views on the topic of dementia.

  9. Public Views about NHS Wheelchair Services

    Report -

    We worked with Healthwatch Wigan and Leigh to promote an online survey to gather expert by experiences, views and comments regarding Bolton council's proposed changes to its wheelchair eligibility criteria.

  10. Bolton Electronic Shared Care Record

    Report -

    We collected peoples views on the adapability of an electronic care record through an open survey available to the people of Bolton. This report highlights our findings and our recommendations based on the people's views.

  11. Coronavirus - What is it like to shield?

    Blog -

    Our volunteer Rosie Adamson-Clark talks about what shielding is really like - this is her story

  12. Living with Covid-19 - Public feedback summary

    Report -

    Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete our survey telling us how Covid 19 has been affecting your health and wellbeing. You also told us about some of the great things you have been doing that keeps you well.

  13. Wellbeing and mental health during Covid-19

    Advice and Information -

    Public Health, Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Bolton NHS have put together a booklet to support you with advice on looking after your mental health and accessing services during lockdown and has plenty of tips on beating anxiety.

  14. Rivington unit mental health inpatient service Enter and View

    Report -

    Read our report following our visit to Rivington inpatient service. We spoke to staff and residents as well as observing practices throughout the day. Our report includes full details of all our findings including the recommendations we put forward

  15. Living with COVID-19 feedback survey

    News -

    We are looking to find out how the crisis is affecting people's day to day lives and how they are managing to cope through COVID-19.

  16. Accessing NHS Dentistry Care and Treatment

    Advice and Information -

    Find out where you can go to get a dentist appointment in Bolton, where to go for urgent dental care, how to make a complaint and how to share your experience.

  17. NHS Long Term Plan - learning disabilities

    Report -

    We wanted to gather and analyse a comprehesive set of responses from people in Greater Manchester on some of the key topics in the NHS Long Term Plan.

  18. Thinking ahead about extra care housing

    Report -

    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

  19. Patient engagemen at Shanti Medical Centre

    Report -

    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.

  20. On the move- what Jubilee Centre users think

    Report -

    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.

  21. Neighbourhood hubs - conversations with Chorley Road residents

    Report -

    Wo engage with people about neighbourhood level health services, comparing results with our 2017 Farnworth Neighbourhood Hubs study. To gather views and ideas about what would improve the experience of accessing future health and wellbeing services.

  22. The Working Well - NHS employee's opinions

    Report -

    Our proposal was to work with staff from ‘NHS Business Services, employees used allocated annual volunteering time to gather interview responses from their colleagues covering views on working well on local services, workplace health and dentistry.

  23. Patient transport service report

    Report -

    A questionnaire was developed by Healthwatch Oldham and built on work done by some Greater Manchester LINks who had looked at patient transport in previous years. Nine local Healthwatch undertook the durvey as a joint piece of work.

  24. Where are people with Telehealth?

    Report -

    This report is part of a wider project to explore what patients think of ‘neighbourhood hubs’ and to gather views and ideas about what aspects of such a service would improve their experience of accessing health and wellbeing services.

  25. Marke place report

    Report -

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

  26. Macmillan Cancer Info Centre in Bolton Offers Telephone Support during Latest Lockdown

    Advice and Information -

    A cancer support centre is continuing to help people living with cancer across Bolton during the latest lockdown by providing vital telephone and virtual support.

  27. Why am I being asked to wait to have my flu vaccine?

    Advice and Information -

    People who are most at risk from the complications of flu are recommended to get a flu vaccine every year. This winter it is especially important with flu and coronavirus (COVID-19) both in circulation. Download the flyer for further information

  28. Health service messages: November COVID-19 national lockdown - Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership

    Advice and Information -

    Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership have released health and care information during the lock down period

  29. Lockdown Support Pack

    Advice and Information -

    Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust, Healthy Families Team have developed a lock down support pack

  30. Hospital Discharge during Covid 19 - Report 2020

    Report -

    The report, Discharge to Assess: 590 people’s stories, explores the impact the new processes have had since their introduction in March to help manage the sudden rise in COVID-19 patients.

  31. People's Experience of Hospital Discharge - Staff Interviews Bolton findings

    Report -

    Together with the national report - People's Experiences of Hospital Discharge during Covid 19, there are also some local findings from staff interviews in Bolton

  32. Ask for Ani (Domestic Abuse)

    Advice and Information -

    New scheme of help for people experiencing domestic abuse.

    ANI (pronounced Annie) stands for ‘Action Needed Immediately’ is a special code word people experiencing domestic violence can use at pharmacies.

  33. Transport to Covid-19 Vaccination Appointments

    Advice and Information -

    Are you or someone you know struggling to get to your Covid-19 vaccination appointment?

  34. Covid 19 Self-Isolation Support Pack

    Advice and Information -

    Self-isolation guide
    Self-isolating can be tough so Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group have created this helpful booklet with Bolton Council.

  35. NHS Digital General Practice Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR)

    Advice and Information -

    NHS Digital's daily collection of GP data

  36. Greater Manchester NHS Dentistry Report

    News -

    Across Greater Manchester local Healthwatch organisations recorded 102 enquiries regarding NHS dentistry in 2019/20. That figure increased to 650 in the period April 2020 to March 2021. A six-fold increase.

  37. Why is my GP Working Differently?

    News -

    You will have noticed that your GP is working a bit differently than what you may be used to since the start of the Covid 19 pandemic. Read the article below to find out some of the reasons why

  38. Annual Report 2021-22

    Report -

    Have a read of our latest annual report for 2021-22- Championing What Matters to You

  39. A New Era for Health and Care in Bolton

    News -

    NHS leaders in Bolton are preparing for new ways of providing top-class health and care services for the people they serve from Friday 1st July 2022.

  40. Doing Things Differently - Making Cancer Screening More Accessible. The Rumworth Project

    Report -

    We have been working with Bolton GP Federation and Answer Cancer to bring cervical screening into communities in Bolton starting in Rumworth. The project aims to encourage people particularly from ethnically diverse backgrounds to have a smear test.

  41. Important Information about Monkeypox

    Advice and Information -

    We wanted to update you about Monkeypox vaccination and isolation in the local and national media

  42. Information about Strep A

    Advice and Information -

    We know there are a lot of concerns in communities about the Strep A infection. The Government has some updated information for parents or anyone who is concerned.

  43. What do you know about Perimenopause and Menopause (Change of Life)?

    News -

    Many people have told us that they struggle to find information about the perimenopause and the menopause.

  44. NHS Workforce Plan

    News -

    Thousands of doctors, nurses, dentists and other healthcare staff will be trained in England every year as part of the first ever Long Term Workforce Plan published by the NHS and backed by the Government today.