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Maternity Voices Report 2020

Healthwatch was approached by Frimley Health and Care Maternity System to create a project, to engage with new parents to help shape maternity services for the area in the future.

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Registering with your GP: understanding your rights

People have told us they can have problems registering with a GP. This article explains more about your rights and what do to if you are refused the right to register.

Advice and Information

Use the right services

Use the right services when you become ill

If you become unwell or are injured, it’s important to choose the right NHS service to make sure you get the best treatment as quickly as possible. Use the Right Service helps you make that choice.

24 December 2018

Advice and Information

Outstanding Care Home reports

Enter and View Outstanding Reports

Healthwatch Hampshire have been visiting Care Homes in Hampshire that have been rated outstanding by CQC. Read our reports to see what residents, family and staff told us.

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Our Annual Report 2017/18

Find out what we got up to in 2017-18 and read about our plans for the future. Many people who get in touch with Healthwatch Hampshire tell us that they don’t want compensation when something has gone wrong.

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Self Care Advice Survey

Healthwatch Hampshire decided to do a survey in conjunction with Citizens Advice Hampshire to get feedback from the general public who have recent experience of using 111 telephone service, pharmacy advice, and A&E in Hampshire.

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Throughout late 2017 and early 2018 Healthwatch Hampshire sought the view of deaf people, British Sign Language interpreters, families, carers and professionals.

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Maternity Matters

The Local Maternity System is undergoing changes and we are working with local maternity services to gather feedback that will help us better understand how services can be improved.

19 January 2018

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Wheelchair Service Review

Over the past two years Healthwatch Hampshire have been working closely with West Hampshire CCG and Millbrook Healthcare Services to improve experiences for people accessing the Hampshire Wheelchair Service.

12 December 2017

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The Accessible Information Standard - what you can expect from services

A year ago the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect.

Advice and Information

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Our Annual Report 2016/17

People speak to Healthwatch about the issues that matter most to them, we then share these experiences with local professionals so that services can be improved. Find out what we got up to in 2016-17 and read about our plans for the future.

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Your Voice Counts - Mental Health Services

'Your Voice Counts’, a project to gather the public’s experiences of using mental health services and look at the support that they receive and how it can be improved.