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CQC’s new #DeclareYourCare campaign encourages people to speak up about their experiences of care – both good and bad - which is essential for helping health and social care services learn and improve the quality of care. -
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Nominations for the 2022 STAR Awards are now closed* -
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Healthwatch South Tees is closed over the Christmas period between Friday 22 December 2023 and Tuesday 2 January 2024. -
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Healthwatch England have recently devised the 'Your Care, Your Way' campaign to highlight the importance of accessible information within health and social care. -
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Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council are currently planning future residential and home care services which will better meet the needs of those they support now and in the future. -
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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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As part of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council’s Fair Cost to Care Exercise, we worked in collaboration to produce a survey. -
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Forget Me Not cards were designed to help people living with dementia, with learning difficulties or physical disabilities as well as those who are too poorly or frail to communicate their needs and preferences when they are in 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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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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I offer services to Deaf, hard of hearing and those seeking advice and guidance around possible hearing loss. -
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‘Share for Better Care’, a new campaign launched by Healthwatch, aims to help address health inequalities across England.
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We had a record amount of nominations this year. See below for details of each nomination #HWSTSTARS -
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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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Lorna is the Active Forests Coordinator for Guisborough Forest which is one of four Forestry England sites across the UK that are leading green social prescribing projects. -
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We visited Aapna Services in Middlesbrough on Monday 26 February 2018 to speak to a ladies group who currently meet three times a week. -
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We held a focus group to discuss the NHS Long Term Plan at Aapna Services, a registered charity working closely with people from ethnic minority backgrounds who are socially excluded on the grounds of their ethnicity, religion, belief or creed. -
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This focus group was held at Newport Hub with members of the Regional Refugee Forum’s Health Working Group. All members of the group were either going or had been through the asylum seeker application process. -
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We were asked by the Integrated Care System to hold conversations with people across the North East and North Cumbria around the themes of health and wellbeing. We spoke to twelve women from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities. -
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The government is currently running a consultation to seek views on a proposal to give employees with caring responsibilities one week of unpaid leave each year. -
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Previously known as My Right to Healthcare, GP Access cards allow people who aren't registered with a GP practice, have no fixed address or identification to communicate their right to healthcare. -
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Recently we have been working with Middlesbrough based radio station, Community Voice FM. -
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Community Champions are at the heart of Healthwatch - read on to find out why! -
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Engaging and communicating with communities who would otherwise be unheard -
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Facilitating social groups and informative talks for the Deaf community. -
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Working on an inclusion project for ethnic minority groups in Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland. -
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Raising awareness of trans rights, increasing diversity in community organisations, and promoting the global trans movement online. -
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Helping people in South Tees with their health of mind, body and spirit. -
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Supporting people impacted by crime and anti-social behaviour in the South Tees area. -
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Delivering fitness classes for every age and ability across East Cleveland. -
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Working with those who have become marginalised through substance misuse and/or their mental health. -
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The Healthwatch Board and Community Champions come together for collaborative meeting.