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Dementia 2020 Citizen's Engagement Panel
From the Department of Health. Have you, or has somebody close to you, been diagnosed with dementia in the last … Read more
The importance of patient involvement in improving complaints systems
Healthwatch Birmingham is calling on local Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) to include feedback processes into their complaints policies to ensure … Read more
Patient’s experiences of emergency GP appointments
Healthwatch Birmingham continues to hear from patients about their experiences of getting an emergency appointment with their General Practice (GP). … Read more
Healthwatch England publishes Annual Report
Healthwatch England, the network’s national body, have published their Annual Report Speak Up. Over 300,000 people share experiences of hospitals, GPs … Read more
Impact Report: Improving care plans for people with a serious mental illness in Birmingham
Healthwatch Birmingham has published our Impact Report on the improvement in care plans for people with a serious mental illness. … Read more
NHS needs to do more to understand why people are returning to hospital after being discharged
From Healthwatch England New analysis shows emergency readmissions rose by a fifth since 2012/13 Over 500,000 cases recorded in 2016/17 … Read more
Most people are getting good, safe care but future quality is precarious
From the Care Quality Commission The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published The state of health care and adult social … Read more
New video series launch makes it easier for people to share their experiences
A new video series has been launched by Healthwatch Birmingham to support more people to share their views about local … Read more
Call for more people to have control of their health and care
From National Voices National Voices, a coalition of health and social care charities across England, has published a report for … Read more
CQC publish state of general practice 2014 – 2017
From the Care Quality Commission The state of care in general practice 2014 to 2017 presents findings from the CQC’s … Read more