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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. -
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Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed. -
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What would you do to improve local health services?
Please help us by completing this Healthwatch England Survey -
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The Healthwatch Oldham 100 Project (HWO 100) is simple and straightforward. We would like at least 100 residents of Oldham to sign up to receive a bi-monthly short survey on health and social care services. -
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The Royal Oldham Hospital invited Healthwatch Oldham to undertake a review of the experiences of pregnant women and their partners/birth partners attending their Antenatal Clinics. -
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This has been another productive year for Heathwatch Oldham. We have had an active role at the Greater Manchester level supporting the Health Devolution work, and at a local level supporting the development of Oldham Cares. -
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Our latest report contains findings from an engagement exercise we carried out on F11, Haematology Day Unit at Royal Oldham Hospital with 41 patients and 15 relatives and friends over four three hour sessions during February and March 2018. -
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Bringing together all the data collected at our July 2017 and Nov 2017 Healthwatch Forums which were focused on type 2 diabetes Prevention and Awareness as well as our health stall held at the European Islamic Centre Mosque in Werneth in Nov 2017. -
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Our latest report looks at the findings collected from 58 people who attended the Emergency Department at Royal Oldham Hospital and did not require admission. 22 of those people completed a more detailed follow up questionnaire. -
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We have published a report which was undertaken with the aim of sharing with health and social care purchasers and providers a detailed account of the personal experiences of 26 people who use a range of health and social care services. -
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Healthwatch Oldham is delighted to publish its Annual report for 2016-17. -
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For this Forum, we asked specific questions about people’s understanding of their own mood, diagnosis, possible treatments and services they have accessed. The answers to these survey questions have been collated and analysed to identify any trends. -
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The project included 209 Health Literacy Questionnaires and 7 in depth interviews undertaken with parents with children under 5 within the Failsworth GP Cluster. -
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We have published a report on the findings collected at the Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Awareness Forum from June 2016. -
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Healthwatch Oldham is delighted to share its annual report for 2015-16. -
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Healthwatch Oldham is delighted to share its annual report for 2014-15. -
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Initially Healthwatch Oldham identified that a number of complaints about access to the service, eligibility and patient information had been received by the local Patient Advice and Liaison (PALS). This resulted in this joint project. -
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We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has shared their feedback with us about the local implementation of the NHS Long Term Plan. -
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Our latest Healthwatch Oldham Forum took place on 30 June 2018 at the award winning Alexandra Park. This was our largest Forum yet with over a 1,000 people coming along to take part in a range of outdoor family health activities. -
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Set in the The Boathouse at Alexandra Park, Pure Innovations is an exciting hub of various activities across the community: -
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The Water Adventure Centre (WAC) was established in 1977 and is based at Fairfield Locks beside the Ashton Canal in Droylsden. -
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UProjects are based in Saddleworth, Oldham. Providing outdoor physical activities and promoting the proven health benefits they bring. -
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Ability Wheelz provides opportunities for children, young people and adults with additional needs and/or disabilities to access a wide range of adapted and universal cycles in Alexandra Park. -
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In the current climate of cut backs and budget reductions, health and wellbeing support programmes have all but vanished. With this in mind the following packages have been developed, to implement either singly or in a series, to address this area. -
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St John Ambulance is the nation’s leading first aid charity. Every year, more than 400,000 people learn how to save a life through their training programmes, including hundreds of thousands of young people. -
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Healthy Gains 4 U provide a wide range of professional services to meet your needs. They promise to provide every service with a smile and to your highest level of satisfaction. -
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Provider of sports coaching, sports events and racket restringing. Helping you achieve your Personal Best 365 days a year! -
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The college aims to provide something different for local people. Moving away from the clinical focus offered by many support services; instead we offer an educational approach designed to empower you to take control of your own health and wellbeing. -
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Members of STO (Sport therapy Organisation), Lyndan Sports Therapy provide sports massage, acupuncture, myofascial trig point therapy. -
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Our aim is to halve the number of suicides in men under 45. -
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The Open Shutters photographic project is a series of black & white portraits aimed at showing mental illness presents massive challenges to those who experience it and the people around them, it needn’t mean an end to dreams and ambition... -
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Ambition for Ageing Oldham which aims to reduce social isolation in the over 50’s population in Alexandra, Crompton and Failsworth West, through targeted asset based community development (ABCD) approaches. -
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Do you or a family member need practical help to support you to take control of your life?
Do you and your family have difficulties such as housing, money, parenting, confidence, looking for work or want to improve an area of your life?
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TOG Mind offers information and advice to people with mental health problems and lobbies government and local authorities on their behalf. It also works to raise public awareness and understanding of issues relating to mental health. -
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Oldham Community Leisure want to create an environment in which sport, active recreation and leisure are integrated into the lifestyle of all Oldham citizens, in order that community cohesion and health benefits are continually improving. -
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Diabetes UK’s aim is creating a world where diabetes can do no harm. Diabetes is the most devastating and fastest growing health crisis of our time, affecting more people than any other serious health condition in the UK. -
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Age UK Oldham is an independent local charity that works in partnership with the Local Authority and NHS Oldham delivering services under contract agreements. -
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A new digital portal is being introduced by the NHS and councils which allows health and social care staff to see how many vacancies there are in local care homes, saving hours of time phoning around to check availability. -
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The Northern Care Alliance’s Chief Nurse Elaine Inglesby-Burke CBE has been honoured for her remarkable nursing career by the NHS’ top nurse. -
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We can help you if you want to make a formal complaint about a social care service. This includes nursing homes, care homes, supported accommodation, home care providers etc.