1. 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.

  2. Become a Healthwatch Community Champion!

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    Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees are the independent champion for people using local health and social care services, with its own legal powers and setting its own work programme to reflect the concerns of the local community.

  3. Share your views on the Covid-19 vaccine

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    Let us know what you think about the COVID-19 vaccine.

  4. Hidden Disabilities launches new campaign to reduce Covid-19 transmission: 'Please give me space'

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    The ‘Please give me space’ visual awareness campaign has been developed by Hidden Disabilities Sunflower and the RNIB, in response to COVID-19 and the need to social distance.

  5. Training for family carers on spotting the signs that a loved one is unwell

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    Identifying early signs of worsening health in a person with a learning disability – specific training for family carers

  6. Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees Covid-19 Vaccine Newsletter

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    As the Covid-19 vaccination programme picks up pace and with the sheer amount of information 'out there', we wanted to bring you some of the latest information, advice and facts from the national and local NHS services.

  7. Case study: Caring for those returning from hospital

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    We recently spoke to Hannah Hammond, from the The Five Lamps charity organisation in Thornaby.

  8. North East hit hard by access and affordability of dental care

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    Healthwatch England warns dental care crisis shows no signs of slowing, with four in five people (80%) struggling to access timely care between January and March 2021.

  9. Birth partners offered COVID-19 tests

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    Partners accompanying mums-to-be as they deliver their baby are now being offered COVID-19 tests.

  10. New testing site for non-symptomatic opens at Splash in Stockton

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    A new COVID-19 testing site for residents with no symptoms is opening on Wednesday 6 January at Splash in Stockton and tests must be booked in advance.

  11. Appeal for Teesside people who were hospitalised with COVID to donate blood plasma

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    NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) needs more people from Teesside who were in hospital with COVID-19 to donate blood plasma.

  12. South Tees NHS one of 50 hospital hubs for Covid-19 vaccination

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    The national Covid-19 vaccination programme has now started, with a hospital in Middlesbrough leading the way for Teesside on the fight against the coronavirus.

  13. Hospital Discharge Survey - Patients and Carers

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    Since March 2020, we have all been living through some of the most difficult times any of us will have ever experienced. In order to meet the sudden need for more beds, the NHS had to change the way it discharged people from hospital.

  14. Sexual Health - Young People's Survey (Stockton-on-Tees)

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    The Public Health Team at Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council would like to seek the views from young people on the current sexual health services.

  15. Impact of Covid 19 on Young People Survey

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    As a result of the current Covid 19 pandemic and subsequent ‘lockdown’ we are aware that the effect this may be having upon some young people can be significant.

  16. Sexual Health - Members of the public survey (Stockton-on-Tees)

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    The Public Health Team at Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council would like to seek views from the public on our Sexual Health Services in the Borough. Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees have been asked to help promote this survey.

  17. Sexual Health - Stakeholder Survey (Stockton-on-Tees)

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    The Public Health Team at Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council would like to seek the views from stakeholders on the current Sexual Health services. Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees have been asked to help promote this survey.

  18. Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust launches single point of access for mental health crisis services

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    A new single point of access telephone number from Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys (TEWV) NHS Foundation Trust is making it easier for those in mental distress to get urgent help.

  19. NHS launches Coronavirus survey

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    The NHS wants to hear from you!

  20. Update on Tees Valley Clinical Commissioning Group launch and COVID-19 update

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    Today is the creation of a new NHS organisation responsible for planning and buying health services for the people of Darlington, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland – NHS Tees Valley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).

  21. Merger of NHS commissioning groups in the Tees Valley and County Durham formally approved

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    The merger of the three collaborating NHS commissioning organisations in the Tees Valley has been formally approved.

  22. Mental health nurses to work in GP surgeries across Teesside

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    Patients across Teesside will benefit from access to appointments with a mental health nurse in their local GP surgery, working as groups of practices called Primary Care Networks (PCNs), following a successful pilot programme.

  23. Stroke Service User Voice Group is looking for Teesside members

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    The North East's Stroke Network has recently established a Stroke Service User Voice (SSUV) Group and is looking for Teesside members to join.

  24. Help St John Ambulance teach community groups lifesaving skills

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    St John Ambulance are looking for Community Advocates! If you are confident in communicating with different groups of people and are passionate about promoting lifesaving skills to the public, then the Community Advocate role is for you.

  25. TEWV looking for feedback on mental health services

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    Tees, Esk & Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) is promoting a consultation called "Let's Talk About Improving" to find out more from the public about how its mental health, autism and learning disability services should operate in the future.

  26. GP Extended Access Survey - Have your say!

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    Hartlepool and Stockton Health are asking for people to give their views on extended access to GP practices across the region.

  27. Teeswide Safeguarding Adults Board Newsletter - August 2022

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    The latest edition of the Teeswide Safeguarding Adults Board (TSAB) newsletter is now available online and to download.

  28. Have your say on adult mental health services in Stockton-on-Tees!

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    The Stockton Lived Experience Forum is being set up to consult with local people across Stockton-on-Tees on their lived experiences of mental health and will help inform the Community Mental Health Transformation.

  29. Are you or your loved one waiting to get a GP referral? Share your views

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    Have you or your loved one been left frustrated after struggling to get a GP referral for tests or treatment? You’re not alone.

  30. 7-Day GP Enhanced Access Service

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    The 7-Day service from Hartlepool and Stockton Health, run in partnership with local Primary Care Networks (PCN), offers evening and weekend clinics.

  31. Help shape the future of Health & Care Services

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    Healthwatch is working with the NHS to improve the wellbeing of people in our area and across the region.

  32. A&E delays are intolerable - Healthwatch England response to new NHS performance stats

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    Healthwatch England national director, Louise Ansari, responds to the latest NHS performance stats.

  33. Our engagement to support the regional Waiting Well Programme

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    'Waiting Well' is a regionwide programme that aims to support patients who are waiting for planned care such as knee and hip replacements.

  34. Have your say on major health conditions to help shape Government strategy

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    Share your views to help shape the Government's strategy on tackling major conditions such as dementia, cancers & musculoskeletal disorders. They would like to hear from patients & carers, scientists & researchers, campaigners & health professionals.

  35. New funding for NHS dental services across the North East and North Cumbria

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    NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB), which has just taken on responsibility for commissioning the region's dental services, has announced that dental services in North East and North Cumbria have received £3 million funding.

  36. Update on Tees Pain service from Starfish Health & Wellbeing

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    On behalf of Starfish Health & Wellbeing, we have provided an update on the Tees Pain service.

  37. NHS Dental Services 2023: We want your feedback!

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    Are you living in the North East and North Cumbria? Do you have recent experiences with using or trying to access dental services? Then share your experiences with us!

  38. Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees Annual Event 2023-2024

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    On Wednesday 21st February 2024 we held our 2023-2024 Annual Event at the River Tees Water Sports Centre in Stockton-on-Tees.

    The focus of the day was to help to plan for our future priorities and support the Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees Executive Board to determine our workplan for 2024-2025.

  39. Hospital services across Teesside and Hartlepool have joined up - have your say at a community event and by survey!

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    Recently, North Tees & Hartlepool and South Tees Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts formally came together to work as partners. This is an exciting opportunity for the two Trusts to work together to strengthen their collaborative offer of patient care.