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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...
National research launched on mental health statistics
The UK’s largest independent regulator of official statistics wants to hear from patients, carers and their families about how they access and use statistics on mental health in England. Working through research consultancy Evolving Communities, the Office for...
More needs to be done to improve local mental health services say Healthwatch Gloucestershire
The county’s independent health and social care champion is calling on local NHS services to provide realistic time frames for appointments and better communication for people wanting to access mental health services. A recent study by Healthwatch Gloucestershire into...
Read all about it – the top four reasons to volunteer with Healthwatch Gloucestershire’s Readers’ Panel
Do you have an eye for detail and are interested in the latest health and social care developments in Gloucestershire? By giving just a few hours a month of your time to volunteer with the county’s independent health and social care champion, you would be helping to...
Research begins to find out why people with drug or alcohol problems are not getting the support they need for their mental health in Gloucestershire
A study has been launched to find out why people with mental health conditions and drug and alcohol issues are not getting enough support from health and community services in Gloucestershire. The county’s independent health and social care champion Healthwatch...
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