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Supporting joined up and equal social and health care provision and access
Healthwatch Medway work to improve the experience of being a Medway resident regarding social needs, health and wellbeing.
8 September 2023
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How Healthwatch support seldom heard voices
Healthwatch Medway have contributed data to various forms of work with seldom heard groups and increasingly do so through their involvement with Kent Medway Voice. For more on Healthwatch projects that are taking part across Medway and Kent read below.
7 September 2023
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Primary care work
In May, Healthwatch England shared their initial response to the Government's Primary Care recovery plan and what it would mean for you and your loved ones.
23 August 2023
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Heroic individuals and organisations working within our Mental Health Community
At the end of last month, organised by both Healthwatch Kent & Healthwatch Medway, 200 guests came together to celebrate the best in health & social care.
28 April 2023
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Support during pregnancy and when caring for those under 5 years old
The theme this month is about support during pregnancy and when caring for those under 5years old which you can download at the bottom of the page.
28 April 2023
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Covid-19 spring booster vaccinations
More than a million people will be eligible for a spring Covid-19 jab in the south east, as the NHS begins to roll out the next phase of the vaccination programme.
14 April 2023
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Our impact in dentistry
In June we released out Annual report, which you can download at the bottom of this page. It shows the various ways Healthwatch continues its efforts…
13 September 2023
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Celebrating our volunteers all week and every week
Our volunteers are our lifeblood. They help us with every aspect of Healthwatch from making decisions about our priorities, listening to patients and…
31 May 2023
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Cast your vote to decide a new name for the mental wellbeing service
Thousands of us use the IAPT service every month to help us deal with anxiety and depression, but few of us actually know what IAPT stands for. You…
28 November 2022
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Latest reports and publication
Understanding Care Homes near you
8 September 2023
Having concluded our visits to 15 Care Homes across Kent & Medway talking to residents, their families and staff about the Enhanced Health in Care Home programme we have now completed our stakeholder facing report and have now shared our findings with Aging Well.
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What people have told us about dentistry
23 August 2023
This report summarises the feedback received from people via Healthwatch Kent, Healthwatch Medway and Kent and Medway Voice about their experiences of primary care dentistry from November 2022 to April 2023. This includes 34 separate pieces of feedback.
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