1. 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.

  2. Getting support for your mental health in Bolton

    Advice and Information -

    Take a look a these tips and advice for how to get the support you need for your mental health. Want to find out more? Get in touch.

  3. 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.

  4. Community Engagement Volunteer

    Blog -

    As a community engagement volunteer you will be involved in lots of interesting and varied work. Helping support our staff at outreach events, meetings, open days etc. You will also assist in publicity and promotion of Healthwatch Bolton

  5. Living with Covid – Personal Story

    Blog -

    We spoke to Caroline*, 64, about her experience as a 'shielder' during the pandemic. Read her story.

  6. The patients journey in mental health

    Report -

    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.

  7. Response to Healthwatch public engagement feedback

    Report -

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

  8. Patients journey in Dementia services

    Report -

    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

  9. Patients views of Autism services

    Report -

    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.

  10. What would you do - responses

    Report -

    We aimed to gather a comprehensive set of responses from the people of Manchester on some of the key topics rasied in the NHS Long Term Plan.

  11. 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.

  12. NHS Long term plan - Cardiac and Respiratory services

    Report -

    We aimed to gather the views of those who use cardiac or respiratory services to see what suggestions can be put forward to improve services as part of the NHS Long Term Plan

  13. Co-designed information resource for home care customers

    Report -

    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.

  14. 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

  15. 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.

  16. 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.

  17. 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.

  18. 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.

  19. Living with COVID-19, testing, self isolating and test and trace

    Report -

    In these difficult times during the Covid 19 pandemic, we wanted to find out people’s views on coronavirus testing, the NHS Test and Trace service, being asked to self-isolate and about any COVID apps people may be using.

  20. Views on waiting times at Chorley Road

    Report -

    This report is part of a project commissioned from Healthwatch Bolton by Bolton GP Federation. The work took place at various sites in the Chorley Roads area.

  21. 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.

  22. Neighbourhood hubs report

    Report -

    In Bolton, no other engagement activity has taken place with the public on the subject of LCO’s and so patients views on how a good Local Care Organisation would shape up were not known. We undertook engagement work to find out their views.

  23. 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.

  24. Locating public services in Farnworth

    Report -

    This report examines what the people of Farnworth think about the physical location of services in their area. Itis part of a wider project to explore what patients think of ‘neighbourhood hubs’ .

  25. What people think about waiting times

    Report -

    We spoke to people to find out their views on waiting times specifically for GP / primary care, physiotherapy, podiatry and ear syringing.

  26. Primary care roles CVS report

    Report -

    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.

  27. Primary care working for all

    Report -

    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.

  28. New primary care roles

    Report -

    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

  29. 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.

  30. 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.

  31. 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

  32. 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

  33. Mental Health Support

    Advice and Information -

    If you are struggling to cope, don't feel alone, there are a number of services that can help and want to help.

  34. Local Information and Helplines

    Advice and Information -

    Here you will find many sources of useful information and advice

  35. Lockdown Support Pack

    Advice and Information -

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

  36. 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.

  37. 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

  38. 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.

  39. Transport to Covid-19 Vaccination Appointments

    Advice and Information -

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

  40. 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.

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

    Advice and Information -

    NHS Digital's daily collection of GP data

  42. The Impact of Bereavement during Covid 19

    Report -

    The Impact of Bereavement During Covid 19

  43. Bolton Care Home Website Reviews

    Report -

    This report is a review of care home websites in Bolton

  44. Health and Care Priorities Consultation Report 2021-22

    Report -

    The top three health and care priorities you asked us to look at this year are: Primary Care, Secondary Care, and Adult Mental Health. See the report for more detail