1. Do you live with Crohn's or Colitis? Have your say on your IBD care!

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    A new IBD Patient Survey has launched, encouraging everyone with Crohn’s or Colitis to make their voice heard and feed back on the care they receive.

  2. NHS Long Term Plan Focus Group: Aapna Services

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    We held a focus group to discuss the NHS Long Term Plan at Aapna Services, a registered charity working closely with people from ethnic minority backgrounds who are socially excluded on the grounds of their ethnicity, religion, belief or creed.

  3. Evaluation of the Audiology Department at James Cook University Hospital

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    We conducted an Enter & View at the Audiology Department at James Cook University Hospital to see how patients with hearing loss are supported.

  4. Government announces nationwide NHS capital investment

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    NHS Providers have released a briefing containing details of new NHS capital funding and a pensions announcement.

  5. Do you need help getting to hospital?

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    Find out what support is available to help you travel to your hospital appointments

  6. Thinking about end of life care for you and your family

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    End of life care is support for people who are in the last months or years of their life. The guidance on the NHS website helps you know what to expect, how to plan ahead and how to manage your day to day decisions.

  7. Making a complaint about social care services – what should you expect?

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    Here we look at six things you should expect when making a complaint about social care services.

  8. Healthwatch Middlesbrough Complaints Policy

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    Our complaints process outlines how to make a complaint about us and our approach to making sure complaints are resolved.

  9. Middlesbrough Local Offer

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    Find out about the Local Offer in Middlesbrough, and how it can support young people with special educational needs and disabilities.

  10. NHS Long Term Plan Focus Group: Regional Refugee Forum (NE)

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    This focus group was held at Newport Hub with members of the Regional Refugee Forum’s Health Working Group. All members of the group were either going or had been through the asylum seeker application process.

  11. NHS Long Term Plan Focus Group: Special Education Needs & Disabilities

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    We established links with two different community groups that engage with parents and carers of Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) children and young people, and invited them to attend focus groups.

  12. Response to Core Capabilities Framework for Supporting Autistic People Consultation

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    A new Autism Core Capabilities Framework is being developed to provide workforce training programmes aimed at improving the lives of children, young people and adults with autism.

  13. NHS Long Term Plan - Local Engagement Report

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    At a time of increasing pressure on NHS services and financial budgets, this research highlights how people want to be more involved in the management of their care and to make joint decisions with professionals.

  14. Boro Man Can launches new website

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    #BoroManCan is a men’s health initiative which aims to inspire Middlesbrough men to live longer, function and feel better.

  15. CQC #DeclareYourCare

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    CQC’s new #DeclareYourCare campaign encourages people to speak up about their experiences of care – both good and bad - which is essential for helping health and social care services learn and improve the quality of care.

  16. Children’s critical care unit is one of the first of its kind

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    THE children’s critical care unit at The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough has become one of the first units of its kind in the country to be independently commissioned to provide high dependency care.

  17. New Safeguarding Adults Procedures launched Teeswide

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    The Teeswide Safeguarding Adults Board has fully refreshed its Teeswide Inter-Agency Safeguarding Adults Procedures.

  18. We Care You Care

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    We Care You Care has been developed to provide relevant and accessible information to carers.

  19. Who are we? An accessible guide to Healthwatch

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    Find out how you can be supported by your local Healthwatch with these BSL videos and easy-to-read guides.

  20. NHS Long Term Plan Focus Group: Special Education Needs & Disabilities - Version 2

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    The following report has been shared at the South Tees Health and Wellbeing Executive and Live Well Board. We have produced a second version taking into account feedback from relevant members which have been highlighted in pink throughout the report.

  21. Our Future: Young People Speak Up about Mental Health

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    This report presents key findings from our mental health work with almost 500 young people.

  22. A Conversation About ‘Wellbeing’ BAME Communities – Arabic and Urdu Women

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    We were asked by the Integrated Care System to hold conversations with people across the North East and North Cumbria around the themes of health and wellbeing. We spoke to twelve women from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities.

  23. A Conversation About ‘Wellbeing’ Adults with Learning Disabilities

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    We were asked by an integrated care partnership to host a focus group with adults with learning disabilities in Middlesbrough. We wanted to find out the most important things that contribute to their overall wellbeing.