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. Health and Wellbeing Event

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  14. NHS 111 - A report looking into people's experiences of using NHS 111

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    This report summarises local people’s experiences of the NHS 111 services following on from our engagement with local people late last year. A total of 257 people engaged with us in this project and shared their experiences and understanding of the NHS 111 Service.

  15. Join your local Patient Participation Group (PPG)

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    Have a say in how your GP practice is delivered by signing up to your GP practice's Patient Participation Group (PPG).

  16. Patients and Professionals Insight Surveys: Secondary/Metastatic Cancer

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    We want to hear from people living with secondary/metastatic cancer and from professionals working with them to understand how the secondary cancer pathway meets the patients’ needs.

  17. Young People's Mental Health Survey

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    Healthwatch Oldham is looking to obtain the views and experiences of young people aged 13-18 on their current mental health.

  18. GP Services at the Victoria Hotel Report

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    Healthwatch Oldham undertook a survey with people who are seeking asylum or have refugee status and reside in temporary accommodation in the Victoria Hotel in Chadderton, Oldham.