1. Discharge and Medication Supply at The James Cook University Hospital

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    The aim of this investigation was to gather views and experiences from patients who had recently been admitted to The James Cook University Hospital to determine if long waiting times for medication supply was resulting in delays in discharge.

  2. 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.

  3. Strengthening Voices

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    The main purpose of this event was to present our third annual report and to gather opinions from the public through workshop activities on how they wanted to engage with the providers of health and social care services.

  4. NHS 111 Service Feedback

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    We regularly attend the North East Ambulance Service Healthwatch Forum. At a previous meeting, we were informed that the next meeting would focus on the 111 service and that this would involve a discussion and opportunity to feed back local views.

  5. 10 top tips to get the most out of your dental appointment

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    Everyone should be able to access good quality NHS dental services. Take a look at our top tips to help you get the most out of your next dental appointment.

  6. Sensory Support Drop in Clinic

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  7. James Cook University Hospital

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  8. Triage Open Morning

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  9. Teesside University - Freshers Fayre Campaign Day

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  10. Cervical Cancer Prevention Week

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  11. Stroke Prevention Day

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  12. Dignity Action Day

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  13. Time to Talk Day

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  14. LGBTQIA+ History Month

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  15. World Cancer Day

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  16. Children's Mental Health Week

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  17. Central Mosque Middlesbrough

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  18. International Childhood Cancer Day

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  19. Cancer Prevention Action Week 2024

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  20. World Lewy Body Day

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  21. Teesside University - Stronger Communities Event

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  22. Central Mosque Middlesbrough

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  23. Central Mosque Middlesbrough

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  24. Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week

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  25. Eating Disorders Awareness Week

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  26. James Cook University Hospital

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  27. Triage Open Morning

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  28. Triage Open Morning

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  29. Dentistry Information

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    Information about dentistry in Middlesbrough.

  30. Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

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  31. Self Injury/Harm Awareness Day SIAD 2024

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  32. Endometriosis Awareness Week 2024

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  33. Women's Health

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    Through our information and signposting service and local engagement we became aware that more and more people were contacting us about women's health including menopause.

  34. 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.

  35. Share your feedback to improve care in your community

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    ‘Share for Better Care’, a new campaign launched by Healthwatch, aims to help address health inequalities across England.

  36. Ellie Graham - Teesside Advocacy Team Leader People First

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    Ellie works for People First Independent Advocacy, a charity offering statutory and non-statutory services in the Teesside area.

  37. James Cook University Hospital

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  38. Community Pharmacies

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    What is a Community Pharmacy and what services do they offer?

  39. Menopause Information - Dr Wright

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    Dr Angela Wright - GP, menopause specialist and Clinical Sexologist

  40. Alison Cullen, A.Vogel

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

  41. Sustain Nutrition

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

  42. 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.

  43. No Smoking Day

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  44. Closing comments

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

  45. 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.

  46. Healthwatch South Tees STAR Awards 2024

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    We had a record amount of nominations this year. See below for details of each nomination #HWSTSTARS