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In this episode, Vicky Jackson our Volunteer and Engagement Officer speaks to Kerri Brems from ARCH Teesside. -
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Jade is a registered mental health nurse and has over 25 years of experience, skills, and knowledge in health, social care, nursing and education. -
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Working to improve the wellbeing of people in South Tees -
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Information advice letter for parents on Strep A written in in Arabic, Bengali, Czech, Gujarati, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Ukrainian and Urdu.
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We had a record amount of nominations this year. See below for a brief description of each nomination #HWSTSTARS23 -
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The Government has updated its briefing pack to help organisations like Healthwatch respond to public queries about NHS industrial action. -
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With the NHS under extra pressure this winter, we need to hear your experiences of care to help services understand what is working and spot issues affecting support for you and your loved ones. -
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Information on Perimenopause and Menopause -
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Chris has been running the rise up project for 17 months, the group is designed to bring people together who love to sing but lack confidence to sing in front of others. Members generally suffer from depression, anxiety or are isolated.
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As part of Middlesbrough Councils review activity of the Specialist Drug and Alcohol prescribing services, they approached Healthwatch Middlesbrough to carry out service user engagement to inform this process. -
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Lisa Bosomworth (Project Lead) for Healthwatch Middlesbrough chats with Louise Ansari (National Director) at Healthwatch England -
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I create groups that can have a direct impact on improving the health and well-being of our community. -
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In a long-awaited move, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced HRT costs will be capped at around £20 a year through a new hormone replacement therapy (HRT) prescription prepayment certificate (PPC) being launched on 1 April 23 -
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Plan for better, fairer access to high quality special educational needs and disabilities support. -
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Women across the country to benefit from better access to care for essential services for menstrual problems, contraception, pelvic pain and menopause care. -
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The Government has confirmed that NHS prescription charges will go up next month.
Last April, the charges were frozen at 2021 levels. -
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A 72-hour walkout by junior doctors across England next week looks set to impact patient services more widely than previous health staff strikes. -
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On Wednesday 8th March 2023, 14 local Healthwatch came together to celebrate its 10th birthday, they work collectively across the North East and North Cumbria region to add value and service users voices to the changing health and care landscape. -
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Deep-dive analysis of experiences of 2,693 new mothers and birthing parents shows that six-week postnatal checks – required of GPs in England - are failing many new mothers. We call for action. -
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Celebrating those who have gone above and beyond in health and social care! See below for all those nominated, shortlisted and winners from each category. -
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Every year more than 385,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with cancer and there are currently at least 3 million people living with cancer across the UK. -
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We received feedback through our information and signposting service regarding Ravenscar Surgery which included suggestions for updates to the website and improvements to the patient experience. -
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Olalekan Odedeyi, a Community Advocate & Social Entrepreneur was born in Nigeria and developed Save The Woman after being interested in Millennium Development Goal 3, which seeks to promote gender equality and empower women. -
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In this Vlog, Vicky Jackson our Volunteer and Engagement Officer speaks with Charlotte Regan, Health Development Officer for Tees Valley Sport about her role and wanting to engage people in getting active in different ways -
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Phoebe shares her perspective on why young people should be involved in decision making -
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Please find attached a resource that has been developed by Durham Mental Wellbeing Alliance around anxiety for Mental Health Awareness Week – The Little Book of Anxiety -
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Charlotte works for Tees Valley Sport and her role is to build and facilitate partnerships with services and health care professionals in the local area with the aim of improving physical inactivity. -
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Aimee and Hayley work within the Community Mental Health Teams in South Tees. -
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'Waiting Well' is a regionwide programme that aims to support patients who are waiting for planned care such as knee and hip replacements. -
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Working with those who have become marginalised through substance misuse and/or their mental health. -
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NHSE Complaints Procedure -
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We are pleased to present Healthwatch Middlesbrough's Annual Report for 2022/23. -
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Steven currently works as a Senior Research Project Manager in the South Tees Academic Centre for Surgery. -
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In January we held 3 workshops with members of the public to inform their new patient involvement strategy. -
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Yvonne has been a Therapeutic Care Volunteer for 10 years and is also a Governor for James Cook Hospital -
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The Teeswide Safeguarding Adults Board (TSAB) is the statutory body that sets the strategic direction for safeguarding adults. -
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Top tips for accessing your GP practice.
We have worked in collaboration with a range of professionals to gather information in response to questions and issues raised by local people. We present the most common questions and answers in this document.
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Carolyn works for Redcar & Cleveland Council in the Public Health team -
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Vitti is a Senior Support Worker and part of her role is to have a duty of care to ensure that the people we support receive the best care/support required to lead a happy and fulfilled life. -
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Hi, I’m Jo and I work at Footprints in the Community, we support people living in Redcar and Cleveland to help reduce poverty and isolation and improve Health and Wellbeing. -
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Jemma works as a Patient Involvement Facilitator at James Cook University Hospital. -
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I offer services to Deaf, hard of hearing and those seeking advice and guidance around possible hearing loss.