1. Healthwatch Oldham People's Choice Award Winners 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.

  2. Independent Complaints Advocacy Service

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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.

  3. Annual Report 2021/22

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    We're proud to share with you our Annual Report for 2021/22

  4. NHS acts on your feedback to improve dental care

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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.

  5. What is Long Covid?

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    Confused about Long Covid? Find out the common symptoms and when to get support.

  6. Healthwatch Oldham 100 - Living with Dementia Infographic Released

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    We created this infographic as part of our recent Healthwatch Oldham 100 project looking at the information you provided when you completed our survey on people living with dementia.

  7. Your Health and Experiences with Cancer Screening as a Transgender, Intersex, Non-Binary or Gender Fluid Person Survey

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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.

  8. Think you need to go to A&E? Learn how NHS 111 can help you

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    The NHS wants to make it easier and safer for patients to get the right treatment when they need it, without waiting a long time to be seen in A&E. Find out what this means for you and your loved ones.

  9. NHS Continuing Health Care Survey

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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.

  10. Health and Wellbeing Event

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  11. CQC Maternity Services Report

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    The CQC commissioned Healthwatch Oldham and Healthwatch Rochdale to gather experiences from partners and or family members who had supported a pregnant or birthing person through the maternity journey between September 2021 to February 2023. We have summarised the responses in this report.

  12. Leesbrook Surgery - Matron Survey Analysis and Report

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    Leesbrook Medical practice invited Healthwatch Oldham to carry out an engagement exercise with their patients to under their views on the quality of the matron service being provided by the practice.

  13. Northern Care Alliance - Remote Appointments Report

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    Following on from a successful project we did on looking at Digital health, we worked with Northern Care Alliance on the challenges faced with remote appointments after the COVID-19 pandemic.

  14. Healthwatch in Greater Manchester publish their Annual Report 2022-23

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    Healthwatch in Greater Manchester publishes its first Annual Report which highlights its activities over the past year and the impact the independent network has achieved.

  15. Healthwatch Oldham Annual Report 2022/23

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    Healthwatch Oldham has released its Annual Report for 2022/23.

  16. What are the symptoms and treatments for diabetes?

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    Diabetes UK estimates that five million people in the UK are living with diabetes, with 850,000 of them not yet diagnosed.

  17. People's Choice Award Returns!

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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.

  18. Rochdale and Oldham Maternity Voices Partnership Bi- Annual Report 2021-2013

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    This report has been written to give an introduction and overview of what Rochdale and Oldham Maternity Voices Partnership do, how they do it and to also present findings, provide updates on work undertaken so far and to share the view and work plan for the future covering 2021 to 2023.

  19. Enter and View at Royal Oldham Hospital Post Natal ward

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    Healthwatch Oldham & Healthwatch Rochdale publish findings and recommendations after Enter and View visit at Royal Oldham Hospital, Postnatal ward.