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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
Report on future of NHS commissioning published
Birmingham and Solihull Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) have published their consultation report on the future of NHS commissioning locally. This … Read more
New resource supports people and communities to influence local health plans on end of life care
Hospice UK has released a new resource aimed at supporting people and communities to work with Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships … Read more
Feedback Centre Widget featured in BVSC's Update
Healthwatch Birmingham’s Feedback Centre Widget is being featured in BVSC’s online Update. Birmingham Voluntary Services Council (BVSC) Update blog shares … Read more
Moundsley Hall Care Village – Enter and View Report published
Healthwatch Birmingham has published our latest report following our visit to Moundsley Hall Care Village in June 2017. The Enter … Read more
Tandy Court Care Home – Enter and View Report published
Following Healthwatch Birmingham’s visit to Tandy Court in Kings Heath Care Home in June 2017 we have now published our … Read more