1. Whiston Hospital - December Listening event report

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    This report highlights the public feedback received during our outreach session at Whiston Hospital on 5 December 2022.

  2. Warrington Hospital outreach session

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  3. Urgent Treatment Centre visit

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  4. Halton Hospital Outreach

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  5. Widnes Library Outreach Session

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  6. Widnes Market Outreach

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  7. Healthwatch Advisory Board Meeting January 2023

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  8. Healthwatch Advisory Board Meeting March 2023

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  9. Ambulance service strike action

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    Ambulance service staff from GMB and Unison trade unions will go on strike again on Wednesday, 11th January 2023, with Unison and Unite members taking further action on Monday, 23rd January 2023. This is a continuing dispute between trade unions and the government over pay.

  10. Warrington Hospital outreach session

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  11. Warrington Hospital outreach session

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  12. Warrington and Halton Quality Priorities for 2023-2024.

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    Each year all NHS trusts and foundation trusts publish a Quality Account detailing information relating to quality, performance and improvements that have been undertaken during the preceding year.
    Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals (WHH) would now like to have your views on their Quality Priorities for 2023/2024.

  13. NHS Dentistry in Halton update report

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    Access to an NHS Dentist in Halton is one of the main issues people contact us about. Read our report about the issues facing people looking to access NHS dental care and find out what changes Healthwatch would like to see.

  14. Runcorn UTC - Patient Feedback report January 2023

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    We visited the Runcorn UTC twice, in November and December 2022, and spoke with 48 patients.

    This report provides a snapshot of the experiences of those patients.

  15. A&E delays are intolerable - Healthwatch response to new NHS performance stats

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    The waiting list for routine NHS care has fallen for the first time since the pandemic began.

    However, 7.19 million people are still waiting for hospital treatment, such as hip and knee replacements. This includes an estimated 1,423 people in England who have been waiting more than two years to start routine hospital treatment at the end of November.

  16. Halton Hospital outreach session

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  17. Halton Hospital outreach session

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  18. Halton Hospital outreach session

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  19. Halton Hospital outreach session

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  20. Halton Hospital outreach session

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  21. Looking after your health during the Cost of Living crisis.

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    The continuing cost of living crisis is adversely affecting people's physical and mental wellbeing, with vulnerable people and those on lower incomes hit the hardest.

  22. Cervical Cancer Prevention Week

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    Cervical Cancer Prevention Week 2023 runs from the 23rd - 29th January.

    Did you know cervical cancer can be prevented? The tools are available to make cervical cancer a thing of the past. HPV vaccination, cervical screening, and treatment for cell changes can all help prevent it but we need to increase awareness and uptake.

  23. Alcohol Awareness Week 2023

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  24. Warrington Hospital - January 2023 Listening event report

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    This report highlights the public feedback received during our outreach session at Warrington Hospital on 5 January 2023

  25. Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, Holmusk and University of Liverpool join forces to establish flagship Mental Health Analytics and Research Hub.

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    Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust are delighted to announce a collaboration with long term partners Holmusk and the University of Liverpool to establish a mental health analytics and research hub to translate mental health research into results that directly benefit people.

  26. Have your say on the use of technology to improve local health and care services

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    Halton residents have an opportunity to shape how technology will be used to improve access to care across the borough.

  27. An open letter to NHS England to improve the Accessible Information Standard

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    Healthwatch have written a letter to NHS England to express our disappointment at the lack of progress in reviewing the legally-binding Accessible Information Standard.

    Last year, together with a coalition of the UK’s leading charities, we launched the Your Care, Your Way campaign to highlight that everyone should receive healthcare in a format they can understand.

  28. Over half of UK adults can’t name a single symptom of blood cancer

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    Despite blood cancer being the fifth most common cancer and most common childhood cancer, levels of symptom awareness remains low.
    Blood Cancer UK have found that over 50% of adults in the UK can not name a single symptom of blood cancer. Leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma are ALL types of blood cancer. Each have different symptoms, treatments and prognoses.

  29. Hough Green Health Park outreach

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  30. Castlefields Medical Centre outreach

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  31. Experiencing Menopause? Improving Me, Cheshire and Merseyside want to hear from you!

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    The Cheshire and Merseyside Women's Health and Maternity Programme (Improving Me) would like to improve people’s experience of menopause in Halton and the surrounding areas.


  32. Learning Disabilities and Autism Forum

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  33. Learning Disabilities and Autism Forum

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  34. Learning Disabilities and Autism Forum

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  35. Where to go for support when you have an eating disorder

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    Eating disorders are complex mental illnesses that anyone can develop, regardless of age, income and ethnicity. Take a look at some of the common signs of eating disorders and where to go for support if you need help.

  36. Continence care - what are my options?

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    If you or a loved one are affected by incontinence, find out where you can go for support.

  37. Parent Child Relationship Support – what would help new families?

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    Can you help develop a new relationships service, for babies, children and their families? NHS North West Coast Clinical Networks for Perinatal and Early Years Mental Health are interested in developing NHS services that can support parent-child relationships.

  38. The NHS bowel cancer screening testing kit can save your life.

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    Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK. Yet the latest data shows that almost one third of people who were sent an NHS bowel cancer screening kit in England last year did not go on to complete it. Early diagnosis is vital as detecting bowel cancer at the earliest stage makes you up to 9 times more likely to be successfully treated. 

  39. Act F.A.S.T. Call 999 if you see any single one of the signs of a stroke.

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    There are around 100,000 strokes in England, Scotland and Wales every year, with around 33,000 stroke related deaths each year, as well as being a leading cause of disability.

    A stroke is known as a ‘brain attack’. It is a medical emergency that requires immediate attention as every minute is vital. That is why calling 999 is so crucial.

    When Stroke Strikes Act F.A.S.T. Call 999

  40. Endometriosis Action Month 2023

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    Endometriosis UK Charity urges everyone with endometriosis symptoms to visit their GP, as data shows three in four women and those assigned female at birth would put off seeking help.

    75% would not go to doctor with potential endometriosis symptoms, which include chronic pelvic pain, painful bowel movements, pain when urinating, painful sex, fatigue and difficulty getting pregnant

  41. HAB meeting 19 March 2023

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    We hold regular meetings with our Committee in public where we discuss what we've been hearing from the public as well as our organisational direction and progress on projects.

  42. 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime

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    Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime and every 45 minutes one man dies from prostate cancer – that's more than 12,000 men every year.
    Men with early prostate cancer will often have no symptoms because of the way the cancer grows, that's why it's important to know your risk.

  43. Hough Green Health Park outreach

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  44. Widnes Direct Link Outreach session

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  45. Runcorn Direct Link Outreach session

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  46. Halton Lea Library Outreach

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  47. Widnes Library Outreach Session

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  48. Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

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    March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, a time to put ovarian cancer in the spotlight to fast-forward early diagnosis and save lives. Two thirds of women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer too late, when the cancer is harder to treat. Every day in the UK, 11 women die of ovarian cancer, with survival rates in other countries much higher.
    Symptom awareness saves lives. Learn and share the symptoms of ovarian cancer today.