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From Care England Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of social care has expressed concern over a … Read more

NHS England has launched a public consultation on reducing prescribing of over-the-counter medicines for 33 minor, short-term health concerns. Specifically … Read more

From the Care Quality Commission Case study recruitment The CQC is planning a new campaign aimed at people who are … Read more

From Birmingham South Central Clinical Commissioning Group Three of the region’s leading mental health charities have come together in a … Read more

From the Department of Health. Have you, or has somebody close to you, been diagnosed with dementia in the last … Read more

Healthwatch Birmingham is calling on local Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) to include feedback processes into their complaints policies to ensure … Read more

Healthwatch Birmingham continues to hear from patients about their experiences of getting an emergency appointment with their General Practice (GP). … Read more

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

Healthwatch Birmingham has published our Impact Report on the improvement in care plans for people with a serious mental illness. … Read more

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