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Widening participation in health and care – a video from the NHS
Several national organisations are collaborating to change the way services work by listening to and involving people, patients, carers and … Read more
NHS Digital to collect patient data and medical records from 1st September
From 1st September 2021, NHS Digital will begin collecting patient data and medical records from GP Practices in England. To find … Read more
Bring your voice to NHS specialised services
NHS England and NHS Improvement is recruiting to a range of Patient Public Voice (PPV) partner roles on groups with responsibility for the commissioning of specialised services. … Read more
Making vaccination a condition of deployment in older adult care homes
The UK Department of Health and Social Care are seeking your views on a proposal make COVID-19 vaccination a condition … Read more
The Doctor Will Zoom You Now: getting the most out of the virtual health and care experience
The Doctor Will Zoom You Now was a rapid, qualitative research study designed to understand the patient experience of remote … Read more
CQC stop routine inspections during COVID-19 pandemic
17th March 2020 The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have now stopped their routine inspections. During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, their … Read more
Coronavirus Q&A
Here’s a Healthwatch Coronavirus Q&A guide, including: Symptoms If you have symptoms Protecting yourself and others Treatment Seeing your GP/doctor/dentist … Read more
What matters to people using A&E
In early 2019, NHS England used the interim update on the Clinical Review of Standard (CRS) to set out key … Read more
Locked out? Prisoners’ use of hospital care – A Nuffield Trust report
It is widely known that prisons in England are crowded and facing severe difficulties, but the health and health care … Read more
NHS England announced Personal Wheelchair Budgets
NHS England announced last month that with effect from 2nd December 2019, all those eligible for an NHS wheelchair will … Read more
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