1. Healthwatch Oldham - Your Health and Care Experiences Report

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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.

  2. Healthwatch Oldham Diabetes Forum Report

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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.

  3. Social Care Complaints

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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.

  4. Complaints about NHS Services

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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.

  5. GP Complaints

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    The care you receive from a GP is usually very good and most people don’t have any problems. But occasionally things can go wrong.

  6. NHS Dentist Complaints

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    NHS dental care is usually very good, and most people don’t have any problems. But occasionally things can go wrong.

  7. NHS Hospital Complaints

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    We can help you if you want to make a formal complaint about an NHS hospital service, or a private hospital service where the treatment is funded by the NHS.

  8. Other NHS Services

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    We can help you if you want to make a formal complaint about NHS service. This includes any services funded by the NHS and covers hospital services, GP services, dental services, pharmacies and community health services.

  9. Mental Health Services Complaints

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    We can help you if you want to make a formal complaint about a mental health service. This includes mental health services accessed within a hospital or community setting.

  10. Healthwatch Oldham 'Your Child - Your Health Choices' Report

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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.

  11. Healthwatch Oldham Forum - Low Mood, Anxiety and Depression Report

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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.

  12. Healthwatch Oldham Annual Report 2016-17

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    Healthwatch Oldham is delighted to publish its Annual report for 2016-17.

  13. Dementia action week 2019

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  14. Northern Care Alliance’s Chief Nurse honoured with Gold Award

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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.

  15. NHS England announce digital tool to help reduce avoidable lengthy stays in hospital

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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.

  16. Healthwatch Oldham Forum - Young Person's Health and Wellbeing Event

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  17. NHS 10 Year Plan - What Would You Do?

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    What would you do to improve local health services?
    Please help us by completing this Healthwatch England Survey

  18. Healthwatch Oldham 100 Officially Launches!

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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.

  19. Antenatal Services (Care During Pregnancy) Project Report

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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.

  20. Thank you! Over 300 people tell Healthwatch Oldham what they think would make the NHS better

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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.

  21. Pure Innovations Oldham

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    Set in the The Boathouse at Alexandra Park, Pure Innovations is an exciting hub of various activities across the community:

  22. Water Adventure Centre

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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.

  23. UProjects

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    UProjects are based in Saddleworth, Oldham. Providing outdoor physical activities and promoting the proven health benefits they bring.

  24. Ability Wheelz

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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.

  25. WIFI North West

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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.

  26. St. John Ambulance

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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.

  27. Healthy Gains 4 U

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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.

  28. PB365

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    Provider of sports coaching, sports events and racket restringing. Helping you achieve your Personal Best 365 days a year!