1. Shaping Mental Health Services Together

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    We hosted an event on Wednesday 16 March in collaboration with North East Together and Voices for Choices. The main purpose of the event was to gather views and experiences of those who access mental health services in the locality.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. A Parent Carer Perspective - Replacing the Autism Pathway

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    The Children's Autism Pathway is to be replaced from 1 April 2021. The new pathway is for children and young people aged 5-18 years old across South Tees.

  8. Experiences of GP access, Ongoing Treatments and Wellbeing Throughout the Pandemic

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    In October 2020 we launched our GPs, Ongoing Treatments and Wellbeing survey.

  9. Mental Health, Wellbeing and You

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    The Tees Valley Healthwatch Network worked together to co-design a survey with Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) which enabled us to gain an insight into people’s experiences of accessing mental health and well-being services.

  10. Youthwatch - Insight into Youth Sexual Health Report

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    Report from Youth Focus North East about the insight into youth sexual health - November 2023

  11. I need to see a doctor! Tees Valley Youthwatch Consultation with Young People’s Report

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    Tees Valley Youthwatch were asked to provide feedback on a Document that was produced by Healthwatch Middlesbrough and Healthwatch Redcar and Cleveland, called “I need to see a Doctor!”

  12. Introduction to the event

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    Lisa Bosomworth - Project Lead opened the event and set out how the evening would go. It was an emotional and heartfelt speech by Lisa as she opened up about her own menopause experience.

  13. Menopause Information - Dr Wright

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    Dr Angela Wright - GP, menopause specialist and Clinical Sexologist

  14. Alison Cullen, A.Vogel

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    Alison is a Nutritional Practitioner and Educational Manager for A. Vogel

  15. Sustain Nutrition

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    Sustain Nutrition work with ladies to help them regain control and lose weight effectively during menopause.

  16. Stalls

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    To help people find out the range of support available within South Tees we invited a diverse range of stall holders, each passionate about supporting women through menopause.

  17. Closing comments

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    A brief video of people's thoughts at the end of the event

  18. Women's Health Report

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    This report highlights all of the work we have carried out so far.

    It includes feedback from our menopause event, responses from consultation surveys and identifies improvements to support services that are required locally which would improve experiences.