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Stoke-on-Trent City Council to review and modernise local reablement services
Stoke-on-Trent City Council are working with NHS colleagues to review and modernise local reablement services in 2024. As a result we would like to talk to people who have used the City Council’s Enablement service or the Home First Service provided by…
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Who Cares for the Carers?
Healthwatch Stoke-on-Trent is the city’s independent health and social care champion. We are here to listen to the experiences of local people using local health and care services and about the issues that matter to the people of Stoke-on-Trent.
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Third of people in England lack confidence they can access critical NHS services
Healthwatch England has warned that people need more confidence that the NHS can provide timely care as the winter period approaches. A third of adults in England lack confidence that they can access timely care, including GP services, mental health…
The patient champion commissioned a representative survey of adults living in
England to understand public confidence in accessing essential…
England to understand public confidence in accessing essential…
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What people living rurally have told Healthwatch England about their healthcare
Despite all the positives of rural living, people have told us they are struggling to access basic health care.
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Deaf and hard of hearing people's healthcare experiences - Healthwatch England
It's important that deaf and hard-of-hearing people can get information in an accessible way. But feedback suggests not all services are…
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Healthwatch England's evidence
To champion the public's views, we act on clear, informed evidence of their health and social care experiences. Find out what evidence we use…
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Latest reports and publication
An Insight Report: Access to Healthcare for People in Stoke-on-Trent Living with a Visual Impairment
We arranged a focus group with members of Staffordshire Sight Loss Association (SSLA) and spoke with those attending appointments during an observational visit to the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust's (UHNM) Eye Clinic to find out about the health and social care experiences of those with visual impairments in Stoke-on-Trent.
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Enter and View Visit to The Royal Stoke University Hospital Maternity Unit - 20 November 2023
We organised a joint announced Enter & View visit to The Royal Stoke University Hospital Maternity Services with Healthwatch Staffordshire on 20 November 2023. Read all about our joint visit in this report which includes a background and our purpose for the visit, the methodology utilised, an outline of our findings and our recommendations.
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