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Find out about the Local Offer in Redcar and Cleveland, and how it can support young people with special educational needs and disabilities. -
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We established links with two different community groups that engage with parents and carers of Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) children and young people, and invited them to attend focus groups. -
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A new Autism Core Capabilities Framework is being developed to provide workforce training programmes aimed at improving the lives of children, young people and adults with autism. -
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The following report has been shared at the South Tees Health and Wellbeing Executive and Live Well Board. We have produced a second version taking into account feedback from relevant members which have been highlighted in pink throughout the report. -
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We were asked by an integrated care partnership to host a focus group with adults with learning disabilities in Middlesbrough. We wanted to find out the most important things that contribute to their overall wellbeing. -
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People across Teesside are being asked to share their views to help improve mental health and learning disability services. -
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We are supporting Tees Valley Clinical Commissioning Group's Autism Spectrum Disorder consultation across South Tees. -
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This is a short film which describes what is a vaccine is, how vaccines are made, why you should get a vaccine, whether a vaccine make you ill and how to decide whether to have a vaccine. -
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Delivering fitness classes for every age and ability across East Cleveland. -
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The Healthwatch Board and Community Champions come together for collaborative meeting.
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Recently we visited Community Champion Karen Winspear, a Director of Senses Wellbeing Centre in Skelton. -
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Tees Valley Buddies is a neuro diverse self-advocacy and peer support charity ran by Neurodiverse people for Neurodiverse people! -
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Nominations for the 2022 STAR Awards are now closed* -
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In the first of our Community Champion Vlogs, Vicky Jackson our Volunteer and Engagement Officer speaks to Thomas Henley. -
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Tees Valley Buddies are passionate about building a neurodivergent community to allow for Autistic, ADHD and other neurodivergent people across tees valley to be able to have a sense of belonging and authentically be themselves. -
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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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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 received a complaint regarding Ward 12 at The James Cook University Hospital which had been routed via the Department of Health, CQC and Healthwatch England. -
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The Eye Clinic Liaison Officer (ECLO) service at James Cook University Hospital provides support to people with sight loss. The aim of this work was to gather the views of service users to evaluate the benefits and impact of the service. -
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We regularly attend the North East Ambulance Service Healthwatch Forum. At a previous meeting, we were informed that the next meeting would focus on the 111 service and that this would involve a discussion and opportunity to feed back local views. -
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Outpatient services have been identified as a priority for NHS South Tees Clinical Commissioning Group. We were approached by NHS South Tees Clinical Commissioning Group to support them to complete this piece of work. -
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We asked 41 patients from Redcar Primary Care Hospital and James Cook University Hospital about their experiences of appointments. -
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We conducted an Enter & View at the Audiology Department at James Cook University Hospital to see how patients with hearing loss are supported. -
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Stroke rehabilitation was highlighted as a priority area for South Tees Clinical Commissioning Group through its IMProVE programme (Integrated Management and Proactive Care for the Vulnerable and Elderly). -
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We'd like to hear about your experiences of living with arthritis, to help improve services and celebrate those that work well. -
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NHS leaders across the North East and North Cumbria are encouraging people to get involved in a series of engagement roadshows taking place this autumn. -
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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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THE children’s critical care unit at The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough has become one of the first units of its kind in the country to be independently commissioned to provide high dependency care. -
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We'd like to ask anyone who wants to thank those who have helped them during the COVID-19 crisis to get in touch, and we'll share these messages across our platforms. -
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A leading lung cancer doctor has called on people across the region to contact their GP if they are worried about potential lung cancer symptoms. -
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SOUTH Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has become one of only three NHS trusts in the country to have three of its own surgical robots - and now has the potential to become a national centre of excellence. -
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In October 2020 we launched our GPs, Ongoing Treatments and Wellbeing survey. -
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Working with those who have become marginalised through substance misuse and/or their mental health. -
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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.