1. Enter and View: Willow Ward, Bridgwater

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    Our report following a visit to Willow Ward in Bridgwater, which has 10 beds and provides a countywide inpatient mental health rehabilitation service for people who live with long term mental health problems.

  2. Enter and View: Rowan Ward, Yeovil

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    Our report following a visit to Rowan Ward in Yeovil, which has 18 beds, providing assessment and treatment primarily for adults of working age experiencing an acute mental health problem.

  3. Enter and View: St Andrews Ward, Wells

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    Our report following a visit to St Andrews Ward in Wells, which has 14 beds, providing assessment and treatment primarily for adults of working age experiencing an acute mental health problem.

  4. Active and In Touch Group, Frome

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    Active and In Touch Frome is a group of volunteers who visit, help and befriend people who have become isolated or out of touch with the community around them. We were asked to give the group a talk on our work and the role of Healthwatch.

  5. Enter and View: Wessex Ward, Bridgwater

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    Our report following a visit to Wessex Ward in Bridgwater, that provides beds for up to 12 young people.

  6. Availability of hearing aid batteries in Bridgwater: You said, we did

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    We were contacted by the secretary for Bridgwater Senior Citizens Forum. A request for action was raised regarding the availability of hearing aid batteries in the Bridgwater area.

  7. Frome and District Day Centre

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    We engaged with Frome and District Day Centre to hear their experiences of accessing health and social care services in the area.

  8. Early support discharge - independent patient engagement

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    Early Supported Discharge is a service that aims to help patients who have suffered a stroke to be discharged from hospital sooner and to carry out rehabilitation at home rather than in hospital.

  9. Annual Report 2015-16

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    In this Annual Report we share our key challenges and successes, as we continued to engage with the public to understand people’s experiences of health and social care to make a difference.

  10. Rethink Advice Day

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    We gave a presentation on our patient and public engagement at this advice day hosted by Rethink to raise awareness of Healthwatch and our work.

  11. Parkinson’s Support Group, Burnham-on-Sea

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    We engaged with the Burnham-on-Sea Support Group to hear their experiences of accessing health and social care services in the area.

  12. Enter and View: Pyrland Ward, Taunton

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    Our report following a visit to Pyrland Ward in Taunton. Wards one and two each have 14 beds, providing assessment and treatment for older people suffering from acute mental problems such as depression, anxiety and bi-polar disorder, along with dementia and other confused states, often with high levels of aggression.

  13. Enter and View: Magnolia Ward, Yeovil

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    Our report following a visit to Magnolia Ward in Yeovil, which has 14 beds, providing assessment and treatment for older people suffering from dementia and other confused states.

  14. Somerset Polio Foundation Support Group

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    In September 2016 we returned to visit this group to find out how their report on Post Polio Syndrome (PPS) was progressing and to hear the key issues identified so far.

  15. Enter and View: Mental health inpatient wards in Somerset

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    We identified the area of mental health as part of their our plan priorities from 2015-2016.

  16. Post Polio Syndrome consultation in Somerset

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    We consulted with members of the Somerset Polio Support Group to document the care they receive from the NHS in relation to their condition, at both primary and hospital level, in order to raise the understanding of PPS with NHS health commissioners.

  17. Young people’s experience of leaving care

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    We ran a series of focus groups meeting with young people based at Burton’s Orchard in Taunton. The aims of these groups were to explore young people’s experience of leaving care and to involve them in starting to plan their own consultation with other care leavers.