1. Enter and View: Oak Lodge Care Home, Chard

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    Our report following a visit to Oak Lodge in Chard, which is a purpose-built care home and provides accommodation for frail older people.

  2. Make your voice count – Help shape the future of health and care services in Somerset

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    We are 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.

  3. Enter and View: Oak Meadows Care Home, Taunton

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    Our report following a visit to Oak Meadows in Taunton, a care home that was adapted some years ago from an original military building on the site. The home specialises in the care of older people living with dementia.

  4. Enter and View: Centenary House Care Home, Shepton Mallet

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    Our report following a visit to Centenary House, a residential care home in Shepton Mallet, which is able to care for up to 13 residents.

  5. Healthwatch Somerset’s Readers Panel can help organisations communicate about coronavirus

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    We 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.

  6. Planning care at the end of life

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    We explain why it’s important to have a plan in place, should you or a loved one become critically ill.

  7. What is domestic abuse and how can I get support?

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    If you are experiencing or feel at risk of domestic abuse, or are worried about someone who might be, find out where you can go for advice and help.

  8. Healthwatch Somerset Annual Report: Listening to local people helps make health and social care better

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    Over the last year, more than 1,400 people shared their views on the county’s health and social care services with us, helping to make care better for local people.

  9. Guided by you: Annual Report 2019-20

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    Healthwatch Somerset Annual Report 2019-20: A review of our work over the past year and its impact, plus our work planned for 2020-21.

  10. Local Healthwatch plea for public feedback on NHS 111 service

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    A new public survey has been launched to find out more about local people’s experiences of using the NHS 111 service in the region.

  11. Healthwatch Somerset reveals what Somerset residents are saying about health and care during COVID-19

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    Our new report out today reveals local people’s experiences of health and social care during the first six months of COVID-19.