1. Making Middlesbrough more Dementia Friendly

    Report -

    In England, it is estimated that 676,000 people have dementia. The Government has stated that it has made significant progress by doubling investment in research, recruiting 1 million Dementia Friends and giving NHS staff specialist training.

  2. What is a Community Champion?

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    Community Champions are at the heart of Healthwatch - read on to find out why!

  3. Jane Cousins - Primary Care Network (PCN) Social Prescriber Team Leader

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    Delivering social prescribing for the residents of Redcar costal (Via GP referral)

  4. Are you struggling to access health and care services this winter?

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    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.

  5. Vitti Addis - Senior Support Worker in Supported Living

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    Vitti is a Senior Support Worker and part of her role is to have a duty of care to ensure that the people we support receive the best care/support required to lead a happy and fulfilled life.

  6. Claire Balmforth – RNID Near You Co-ordinator

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    I offer services to Deaf, hard of hearing and those seeking advice and guidance around possible hearing loss.

  7. 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.

  8. Alison Watson-Shields

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    Alison works for Young At Heart ULO CIC which is a user led organisation set up by and for people living with dementia and their care partners to access holistic activities and peer support.

  9. Jan Rock - Founder and CEO MATRIX Neurological

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    MATRIX Neurological is a registered charity based in Middlesbrough that works Tees Valley wide. Lived experience led we support children and young people living with the effects of an acquired brain injury following an accident or illness. We also provide peer-led practical and emotional support to their families.

  10. Lorna Routledge - Active Forests Coordinator for Guisborough Forest

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    Lorna is the Active Forests Coordinator for Guisborough Forest which is one of four Forestry England sites across the UK that are leading green social prescribing projects.

  11. Registering with your GP: understanding your rights

    Advice and Information -

    People have told us they can have problems registering with a GP. This article explains more about your rights and what do to if you are refused the right to register.

  12. Access to GP Services

    Report -

    We received intelligence through engagement activities and our Information & Signposting service that people were experiencing difficulties in making appointments at their GP surgeries.

  13. Cancer Screening Uptake in Middlesbrough

    Report -

    We aimed to gather the views of local people who had accessed screening services and those who had not in order to determine what was working well and what could be improved in the current provision.

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

    Report -

    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.

  15. A Focus on Hearing Loss

    Report -

    During August 2017 we received information from Middlesbrough Deaf Centre, highlighting issues affecting some of their service users in accessing various health and social care services.

  16. Have Your Say on How Doctors Collect Patient Feedback

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    The General Medical Council would like to get your thoughts on proposed changes to how doctors collect and reflect on patient feedback.

  17. How can a GP Practice raise awareness of caring roles?

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    This case study explores how a local GP Practice decided to be more proactive in identifying people on their register who were responsible for caring for others, because many of them don't identify as a carer.

  18. GP Access Cards

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    Previously known as My Right to Healthcare, GP Access cards allow people who aren't registered with a GP practice, have no fixed address or identification to communicate their right to healthcare.

  19. 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.

  20. Rachel Shafto - Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID)

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    Facilitating social groups and informative talks for the Deaf community.

  21. New Radio Adverts From CVFM

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    Recently we have been working with Middlesbrough based radio station, Community Voice FM.

  22. Handy contacts over the Festive period

    Advice and Information -

    Healthwatch South Tees is closed over the Christmas period between Friday 22 December 2023 and Tuesday 2 January 2024.

  23. Reasonable Adjustments in GP Practices - Your Views

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    Healthwatch South Tees has made it a priority to collaborate with primary care and general practice (GP’s), to reduce barriers to access GPs for those requiring reasonable adjustments.

  24. Your Care, Your Way

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    Healthwatch England have recently devised the 'Your Care, Your Way' campaign to highlight the importance of accessible information within health and social care.

  25. 2021 / 22 Annual Report. 'Championing What Matters to You'.

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    A look back at all of the key work we have done over the last 12 months across South Tees.

  26. Julie Christie – Social Prescriber

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    Julie Christie – Social Prescriber, Greater Middlesbrough Primary Care Network

  27. General Practice News

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    General practice is a priority for Healthwatch South Tees (HWST) because a high number of people contact us about this area. We have a range of ongoing activities to support improvements in primary care.

  28. How to Register with a GP, or change GP Practice

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    Whether you would like to register with a GP, or to change practice it is not as difficult as you might think. We have lots of helpful advice and links:

  29. Healthwatch South Tees STAR Awards 2023

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    We had a record amount of nominations this year. See below for a brief description of each nomination #HWSTSTARS23

  30. Perimenopause and Menopause

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    Information on Perimenopause and Menopause