1. 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

  2. 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.

  3. Healthwatch Oldham Annual Report 2017-18

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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.

  4. Healthwatch Oldham - Haematology Report

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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.

  5. Healthwatch Oldham Type 2 Diabetes Forums Analysis Report

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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.

  6. Healthwatch Oldham Emergency Department Report

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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.

  7. 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.

  8. Healthwatch Oldham Annual Report 2016-17

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

  9. 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.

  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 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.

  12. Healthwatch Oldham Annual Report 2015-16

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    Healthwatch Oldham is delighted to share its annual report for 2015-16.

  13. Healthwatch Oldham Annual Report 2014-15

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    Healthwatch Oldham is delighted to share its annual report for 2014-15.

  14. Greater Manchester Arriva Patient Transport Survey Report

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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.

  15. 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.

  16. Active Health Outdoors Family Forum

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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.

  17. Read our Volunteer Stories

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    Our volunteers support us in many ways. From speaking to local people to find out what they think about health and care to helping people access services, volunteers play an important role at Healthwatch Oldham.

  18. Healthwatch Oldham Annual Report 2018-19

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    We hope you like the new format for the Annual Report which sets out the work of Healthwatch Oldham over the last 12 months and includes examples of how we have engaged and supported Oldham residents.

  19. NHS 10 Year Plan Reports and GMHSC Partnership Response

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    The Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership has responded to the Reports released on the NHS 10 Year Plan.

  20. Healthwatch Oldham: Oldham Pledge Forums Review

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    Healthwatch Oldham has released a review on the Oldham Pledge Forums which took place in October 2019.

  21. Maternity support during COVID-19

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    Read about how coronavirus could affect you, your baby and your pregnancy care.

  22. Healthwatch Oldham 100: Digital Health Findings

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    We have produced an infographic to show our initial findings of the recent Healthwatch Oldham 100 Survey on Digital Health.

  23. Healthwatch Oldham Annual Report 2020-21

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    Healthwatch Oldham is delighted to share with you our annual report for 2020-21.

  24. Annual Report 2021/22

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

  25. 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.

  26. Healthwatch Oldham Annual Report 2022/23

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