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We've pulled together a number of services for parents in need of support for their mental health. Read more to find out where you can go to get the help you need. -
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It’s National Breastfeeding Week from the 27th of June to the 3rd of July 2022, and everyone has a part to play in helping mums to breastfeed. The theme for the week is ‘Everyone has a part to play in helping mums to breastfeed’. The key focus will be the difference that can be made if everyone supports breastfeeding e.g. partners, the wider family, community, health and education services and workplaces. -
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Report on a joint visit to wards at WarringtonHospital in June 2019 with Healthwatch Warrington.
Involved in the visit were staff and volunteers from Healthwatch Halton and Healthwatch Warrington -
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This report focuses on maternity services and the experiences of women from Halton who have given birth in the past 12 -18 months. -
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“Babies cry, you can cope!” that’s the key message from NHS, local authorities and healthcare organisations from across the country who are coming together this September to promote lifesaving messages to parents. -
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Women can self refer for maternity care at Warrington and Halton Hospitals; using a quick online form. There is no need to visit your GP first.
People who have chosen to birth at the Liverpool Women's Hospital, can also use this online form to register for their community antenatal care.
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This year marks the 20th year of Baby Loss Awareness Week in the UK – a week for everyone in the baby loss community and beyond to come together to remember and commemorate our much-loved and missed babies. -
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Pregnancy is a major life event for any family. It can be joyful and fulfilling but also challenging. We’re launching a national survey to understand if care works for new mothers and birthing parents. Share your story -
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Becoming a parent can be a wonderful and exciting experience, but it can also be overwhelming. To help, we’ve broken down the pregnancy care you should expect from the NHS. -
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Healthwatch researched maternity issues through a national survey of 2,693 people, 42 Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), NHS trusts and GP surgeries, and 20 interviews with new mothers.
Your experiences of maternal mental health care continue to shape NHS services, with NHS England recently announcing improvements to maternity and neo-natal services. -
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Baby Loss Awareness Week (BLAW) is a time for everyone in the baby loss community and beyond to come together, to remember much-loved and missed babies, and raise awareness of pregnancy and baby loss. -
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Influence the future of research, and help find the top 10 priorities for midwifery practice and maternity care. The Royal College of Midwives want to find out the most important gaps in knowledge and hear what matters to you when it comes to pregnancy, birth and postnatal care.
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The House of Lords Preterm Birth Committee has published its call for evidence. The Committee is inviting individuals and organisations to share their views on a series of topics related to its inquiry. -
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This report covers feedback gathered from patients at the two local Urgent Care Centres between July 2017 and January 2018. This was carried out as a follow up to visits to the centres in December 2015. Our aim was to ask patients why they visited the Urgent Care Centres and to find out if the centres were helping to divert people away from the overstretched A&E units. -
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Summary report on drop-in visits to the two Halton Urgent Care Centres carried out between January and August 2019 -
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On 8 December 2015 we visited Runcorn Urgent Care Centre and spent the day speaking to patients using the centre.
We arrived at 7.15am and stayed at the UCC until close at 10.00pm. -
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On 3 December 2015 we visited Widnes Urgent Care Centre and spent the day speaking to patients using the centre.
We arrived at 7.30am and stayed at the UCC until close at 10.00pm. -
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People living and working in Cheshire are invited by North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) to share their views and experiences of our 999 emergency ambulance service and NHS 111 as part of a conversation with the community. -
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During June, July and August we visited the Urgent Treatment Centre four times and collected the experiences of 72 patients using the Centre. -
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During June, July and August we visited the Urgent Treatment Centre four times and collected the experiences of 77 patients using the Centre. -
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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. -
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Find out what was included in the recent urgent and emergency care recovery plan, and how this will affect services next winter. -
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Findings from a survey of more than 36,000 people who used NHS urgent and emergency care services in September 2022 show that many people had a worse experience than in previous years – particularly those treated in an A&E type department.
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This report is based on feedback collected from 36 patients attending Widnes Urgent Treatment Centre on 16 November 2022 and 14 February 2023. -
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We visited the Runcorn UTC twice, on 9 January and 13 March 2023, and spoke with 40 patients.
This report provides a snapshot of the experiences of those patients. -
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Patient Feedback report on Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre.
We carried out five visits to the Runcorn UTC between 30 October 2023 and 23 November 2023.
Each visit lasted between two and three hours and in total 113 people took the time to give us their experience.
