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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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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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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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There is a risk of the mosquito borne Zika Virus in Bangladesh. -
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Over a six-month period, we held two very successful Health Forums which focused on Men’s and Women’s Health respectively. Our Women’s event took place on the 28 Nov 2018 followed by the Men’s event on the 7 May 2019. -
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The King's Fund have produced a video which easily explains what 'population health' is. -
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If you need help with an urgent dental problem, call the Urgent Dental Care Service on 0333 332 3800, available from 8am to 10pm every day, including weekends and bank holidays -
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Rats in the Sofa is an original piece of music theatre commissioned by Oldham Cares and the Oldham Safeguarding Adults Board to explore safeguarding issues with Oldham residents. -
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As part of our October/November HWO 100, we produced a survey which asked people for their thoughts and experiences on their local pharmacy and ordering repeat prescriptions. -
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Read the latest advice and information from NHS England and Public Health England about the Coronavirus. -
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UPDATED: 14/05/2020.
COVID-19 affects all of us, so our team have put together some practical information and advice for individuals and families during this period of isolation. -
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The Commission on Human Medicines’ Expert Working Group on COVID-19 concludes there is currently insufficient evidence to establish a link between the use of ibuprofen and susceptibility to contracting COVID-19 or the worsening of its symptoms. -
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We have created a survey to better understand your experiences during this COVID-19 pandemic and gather information about what you think could make the situation easier to live with. -
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To respond to coronavirus, hospitals have had to quickly change. Tell us how this has affected the care you or your loved one has received. -
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Due to ongoing changes with localised restrictions and services having to continually adapt to the current situation, we have decided to extend our COVID-19 survey until the end of October. -
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Our next Healthwatch Oldham 100 Survey is now available and we're looking at dentistry. -
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Healthwatch Oldham is proud to announce the inaugural People’s Choice Awards to celebrate the hard work that people throughout all health and social care services deliver to the people of Oldham. -
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The winners from our inaugural People's Choice Awards have been announced! -
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Healthwatch Oldham are proud to announce the return of The People’s Choice Awards to celebrate the hard work that people throughout all health and social care services have delivered to the people of Oldham during 2021. -
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Healthwatch Oldham were proud to announce the return of The People’s Choice Awards to celebrate the hard work that people throughout all health and social care services have delivered to the people of Oldham during 2021. -
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As of 1 June 2022, Oldham’s Independent Complaints Advocacy Service will be transferred to Cloverleaf Advocacy and therefore will no longer be delivered by Healthwatch Oldham. -
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Thanks to you, NHS England will take several steps to ensure better dental support for people with complex problems and improve the information for those trying to find an NHS dentist. Read our response. -
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Our next survey is asking for your feedback on accessing cancer screening, knowing which cancer screening you can access and your actual experience of any cancer screenings undertaken as a transgender, intersex, non-binary or gender fluid person. -
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Our next survey is designed to help us better understand more about your experience of applying for or receiving CHC funding. -
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Healthwatch Oldham is proud to announce the return of The People’s Choice Award, an opportunity for Oldham residents to shine a light on a health, social care or wellbeing worker who has delivered an extraordinary service to the Oldham community.