1. Healthwatch Cornwall shortlisted for prestigious national award

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    Local health champion shortlisted for their work to understand and improve access to mental health support in Cornwall

  2. Wanted: carers with recent experience of hospital discharge  

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    Are you a carer with recent experience of hospital discharge? If so, we would really like to speak with you.

  3. Kernow Maternity Voices Partnership annual report 2020/21

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    Babies, Facebook Live and lockdown: Kernow Maternity Voices Partnership reflect on a challenging year for birthing people and their families in their annual report

  4. Find some time to talk about mental health this week

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    Time to Talk Day is the nation’s biggest mental health conversation and it’s nearly here! Taking place on Thursday 3 February, it’s the day that friends, families, communities, and workplaces come together to talk, listen and change lives.

  5. How has the covid pandemic affected you?

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    Healthwatch Cornwall are carrying out an important project into the impacts of covid on people in Cornwall

  6. Cornish residents help inform national survey to improve NHS waiting times

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    Your feedback really does make a difference: recently published NHS England Elective Recovery Plan has been influenced by our findings and recommendations

  7. Your care, your way – Join Healthwatch’s new campaign

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    Clear, understandable information is important to help you make the right health and care decisions. Join our campaign and have your say on what needs to change.

  8. Accessible Information Standard – Healthwatch England recommendations

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    As part of our 'Your Care, Your Way' campaign, Healthwatch England set out five headline recommendations to help health and care services ensure that people who have communication needs are given their healthcare information in the way they need it.

  9. Healthwatch Cornwall launches dementia and memory loss research project

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    If you are a carer and provide support to someone living with dementia or memory loss (suspected dementia), talk to us about your experiences of services and support in Cornwall

  10. Cornwall GP website review published

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    Healthwatch Cornwall conducts design and accessibility review of all 58 GP websites in Cornwall

  11. Healthwatch Cornwall publish latest annual report

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    Find out about all the improvements we have been making to health and social care services in Cornwall

  12. Kernow Maternity Voices Partnership publish annual report

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    Find out about all the improvements the Kernow Maternity Voices Partnership have been making to maternity services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly

  13. Disabled people report being blocked from NHS care due to poor communications

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    Deep-dive analysis of people's experiences of healthcare communication is a stark reminder of why NHS England and the 42 new Integrated Care Systems need to ensure services abide by the Accessible Information Standard.

  14. Advice on Scarlet Fever

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    Scarlet fever is a common childhood illness caused by bacteria and symptoms are usually mild and children recover well, so follow the advice from NHS England

  15. Kernow Parenting Journey launches new Pregnancy Circles

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    January marks an exciting time for antenatal education in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, as our first pilot area has been launched for the new Pregnancy Circles.

  16. 15 Steps to better maternity care

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    A new report has been published today informed by the experiences of women and people using maternity services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

  17. New research shows people in Cornwall living with dementia and their carers often struggle to access the care and support they need

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    The new report ‘Hear our Voice: Improving dementia and memory loss services and support in Cornwall through carer experience’ is the culmination of a collaborative project in which more than 160 carers shared their views and experiences.

  18. Nick takes the Healthwatch helm

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    Nick Bailey has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Healthwatch Cornwall.

  19. Natalie will help NHS celebrate 75-year anniversary

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    Natalie Swann, from Mount Hawke, is one of just ten people in Cornwall to be invited to the National Health Service 75th anniversary celebration in Westminster Abbey on 5 July.

  20. Results of a new blood test study - run in Torbay and Cornwall - show it detects two thirds of cancers

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    A new blood test for more than 50 types of cancer has shown success in a major NHS study supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).

  21. Cost of Living Crisis Affecting Your Health? Tell us about it.

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    Healthwatch Cornwall are undertaking a major new survey to find out how the current increases in the cost of living are impacting people’s access to health and social care in Cornwall. We want to know how people in the county are affected, and to help ensure rising costs are not a barrier to healthcare.

  22. Cornwall doctors surgery cutting waiting times for patients

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    Nick Bailey, CEO of Healthwatch Cornwall, was interviewed as part of ITV West Country's feature describing the range of services available at General practices today.

  23. Ageing Well Phase 2 Report

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    Healthwatch Cornwall has published a new report assessing the Urgent Community Response, which was commissioned by the NHS Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board. This report is a follow up to the 2021 report.

  24. Kernow Maternity Voices Partnership publish annual report

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    Find out about all the improvements the Kernow Maternity Voices Partnership have been making to maternity services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly

  25. November 2023 Board Meeting

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    This is an “in public” meeting. See the agenda for our Board Meeting.

  26. Dementia and memory loss

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    Update on county wide work following our report ‘Hear our Voice: Improving dementia and memory loss services and support in Cornwall through carer experience’.

  27. Mental Health & Suicide Prevention

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    Update on county wide work following our report Cornwall Communities in Mind – Mental Health & Suicide Prevention Report

  28. Welcome to new CEO and Directors

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    Debbie Gilbert has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Healthwatch Cornwall.

  29. Healthwatch England Report - Pharmacy : What People Want

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    Healthwatch Cornwall are proud to have been involved in this national report focusing on community pharmacies