Women across the country to benefit from better access to care for essential services for menstrual problems, contraception, pelvic pain and menopause care.
In a long-awaited move, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced HRT costs will be capped at around £20 a year through a new hormone replacement therapy (HRT) prescription prepayment certificate (PPC) being launched on 1 April 23
NHS health workers will be striking on four out of five days in the week beginning Monday 6 February – the most since industrial action got underway in December.
As part of Middlesbrough Councils review activity of the Specialist Drug and Alcohol prescribing services, they approached Healthwatch Middlesbrough to carry out service user engagement to inform this process.
Chris has been running the rise up project for 17 months, the group is designed to bring people together who love to sing but lack confidence to sing in front of others. Members generally suffer from depression, anxiety or are isolated.
The NHS is already facing record demand on urgent and emergency care services. Industrial action means these services will be under increased pressure so it is vital that people use the services available appropriately.
With the NHS under extra pressure this winter, we need to hear your experiences of care to help services understand what is working and spot issues affecting support for you and your loved ones.