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Living with dementia during lockdown – sharing stories to raise awareness and help make care better
During Mental Health Awareness Week (18-24 May), Healthwatch Somerset is highlighting the care and support needs of people living with dementia and their families, and the particular pressures of life under lockdown due to coronavirus. Bernard’s story Healthwatch...
Supporting our community through COVID-19
Tales from the ‘Spark’ side By Tanya Camberwell, Healthwatch Somerset Engagement Officer. The effects of COVID-19 are currently impacting all aspects of life in the UK, and Healthwatch Somerset is not alone when it comes to being innovative in the way we contribute...
Healthwatch Somerset announces new projects to help make health and care better for local people
Healthwatch Somerset is looking forward to helping health and social care services develop and improve with the announcement of several new projects for the year ahead. The new Healthwatch projects will address the impact of coronavirus and look into common issues...
Share your stories to help health services adapt during coronavirus
Healthwatch Somerset has launched a new survey asking local people to share their stories to help identify how health and care services are adapting and working well during the coronavirus outbreak, and to highlight common challenges that need to be addressed. The...
Healthwatch Somerset’s Readers Panel can help organisations communicate about coronavirus
Somerset can help health and social care organisations to communicate clearly and effectively with local people about the coronavirus and the impact on services and support. The Healthwatch Somerset volunteer Readers Panel reviews reports, leaflets and other...
New Board Members are passionate about making health and social care better for local people
Healthwatch Somerset has announced the appointment of two new Local Board members, Rena Randall and Anne Clark. They are both former teachers who believe passionately that health and social care services can be improved if they reflect and respond to the views and...
Coronavirus: Healthwatch Somerset 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 Somerset is reminding people it is here to help. Healthwatch Somerset, the county’s independent health and care...
Accessing GP primary care in Somerset – What works for you and what doesn’t?
Healthwatch Somerset is asking local people to complete a survey to share their experiences of accessing primary care through GP surgeries in Somerset. They want to identify the barriers that make it difficult for people to get the care they need and to highlight the...
Make your voice count – Help shape the future of health and care services in Somerset
Healthwatch Somerset is calling on local people to make sure their voice is heard and reflected in proposals being drawn up by Somerset NHS health and care services, for changes to community-based services and non-emergency care. Healthwatch Somerset is the county’s...
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