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Healthwatch Gloucestershire thanks inspiring volunteers who help make health and social care better
It’s Volunteers’ Week 1-7 June, so Healthwatch Gloucestershire is sending a huge 'Thank You' to the inspiring volunteers who help to make health and social care better for local people. Over 50 volunteers currently support the work of Healthwatch Gloucestershire,...
Shaping Gloucestershire’s mental health services and valuing community support
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week (18-24 May), so Healthwatch Gloucestershire is highlighting some of the challenges local people face when accessing mental health services and also raising awareness of the crucial role played by community support in helping people...
Healthwatch Gloucestershire seeks and shares experiences of health and social care to help make care better for local people
Healthwatch Gloucestershire has announced further details of its work to support health and social care services to develop and improve for local people, both during the coronavirus outbreak and in the future. They are currently seeking and gathering the views of...
Share your stories to help health services adapt during coronavirus
Healthwatch Gloucestershire has launched a new survey asking local people to share their stories to help identify how health and care services are adapting and working well during the coronavirus outbreak, and to highlight common challenges that need to be addressed....
Coronavirus: Healthwatch Gloucestershire helps people find information about local health and social care services
As local health and care services come under increasing pressure due to the coronavirus, and access to services becomes more challenging, Healthwatch Gloucestershire is reminding people it is here to help. Healthwatch Gloucestershire, the county’s independent health...
Accessing health and social care in Gloucestershire: what works and what doesn’t?
Update: Due to the impact of coronavirus, we have postponed this event until further notice Healthwatch Gloucestershire is holding a public event to inform and gather feedback about health and social care in the county, particularly accessing primary care, to help...
Access to A&E care for people with a mental health condition: A Gloucestershire perspective
Background “The Core Principle of Mental Health in the Emergency Department (ED): A patient presenting to ED with either a physical or mental health need should have access to ED staff that understand and can address their condition, and access to appropriate...
Unpaid carers in Gloucestershire need more support to help people with mental health conditions
A new study by Healthwatch Gloucestershire has found that unpaid carers of people with mental health conditions are not getting enough support from health and community services in Gloucestershire. Healthwatch Gloucestershire, the county’s independent health and...
Meet the new Healthwatch Gloucestershire Manager Helen
Helen Webb, from Stroud, has just taken on the mantle of Healthwatch Gloucestershire Manager. From her first job working Saturdays in Boots the Chemist in Stroud, she became an operational manager in care and support services. More recently she moved into managing...
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