1. 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.

  2. Partnership Initiative With Libraries Across South Tees

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    Over the last few months, we have been exploring ideas to extend our reach and connect with more isolated and digitally excluded local people during the Covid pandemic.

  3. 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.

  4. Julie Christie – Social Prescriber

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    Julie Christie – Social Prescriber, Greater Middlesbrough Primary Care Network

  5. Andrew Jones - Meadowvale Homecare

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    Delivering bespoke care to adults in and around East Cleveland.

  6. 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

  7. NHS faces its biggest week of strikes – what you need to know

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    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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. Nur Fitness

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    Nur Fitness is based in Middlesbrough and is an award winning community organisation which is very passionate and dedicated to helping women & children become healthier

  11. 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.

  12. 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

  13. STAR Awards Ceremony 2024

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    Celebrating those who have gone above and beyond in health and social care! See below for all those nominated, shortlisted and winners from each category.
    #HWSTSTARS

  14. 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.

  15. 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.

  16. What should you expect from home care services?

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    The number of people being cared for in their own homes is increasing but what should you expect from home care services?

  17. Cancer Screening Uptake in Middlesbrough

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    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.

  18. Communication of Outpatient Appointments at The James Cook University Hospital

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    Throughout 2016, Healthwatch Middlesbrough received feedback from members of the public concerning a lack of communication regarding outpatient appointments from The James Cook University Hospital (JCUH).

  19. 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.

  20. James Cook University Hospital - Ward 12 Enter and View

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    We received a complaint regarding Ward 12 at The James Cook University Hospital which had been routed via the Department of Health, CQC and Healthwatch England.

  21. Evaluation of the Eye Clinic Liaison Officer Service at James Cook University Hospital

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    The Eye Clinic Liaison Officer (ECLO) service at James Cook University Hospital provides support to people with sight loss. The aim of this work was to gather the views of service users to evaluate the benefits and impact of the service.

  22. 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.

  23. Patient Experience of Outpatient Services at The James Cook University Hospital

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    Outpatient services have been identified as a priority for NHS South Tees Clinical Commissioning Group. We were approached by NHS South Tees Clinical Commissioning Group to support them to complete this piece of work.

  24. 'Your Experience' Survey of Local Hospitals

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    We asked 41 patients from Redcar Primary Care Hospital and James Cook University Hospital about their experiences of appointments.

  25. 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.

  26. 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.

  27. Lung cancer specialist calls for people to be aware of the signs of the devastating disease

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    A leading lung cancer doctor has called on people across the region to contact their GP if they are worried about potential lung cancer symptoms.

  28. Tees hospital trust now at forefront of UK robotic surgery

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    SOUTH Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has become one of only three NHS trusts in the country to have three of its own surgical robots - and now has the potential to become a national centre of excellence.

  29. 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.