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People keen to influence the future of the NHS in Cornwall are being encouraged to make their views known during March and April in an engagement initiative launched this week by Healthwatch Cornwall. -
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On Monday, Amanda Stratford CEO of Health Watch Cornwall travelled to London to join forces with more than 100 fellow local Healthwatch organisations at our annual parliamentary reception. -
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Since our launch in April 2018 Kernow Maternity Voices Partnership has led the way with the Better Births transformation agenda in the South West of England. -
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We are kicking of Student Volunteering Week by announcing an exciting new Youth Champion Role with Healthwatch Cornwall! -
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Healthwatch Cornwall are delighted to share today’s report by the Care Quality Commission on Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) which shows improvements being made and positive progress across many areas of the Trust. -
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The Care Quality Commission has published its report on Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust with specific areas Maternity and End of life care we have worked closely with them on both achieving Good ratings.
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The new platform will allow people in Cornwall to join the conversation around health and social care topics to help positively influence change. -
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Healthwatch Cornwall has published its annual report for 2019-20 which has now been submitted to Healthwatch England. The full report can be downloaded using the download link below with hard copies available shortly. -
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Two-thirds of people in England say they are more likely to act to improve health and social care services since the outbreak of COVID-19. You can help improve care in Cornwall by joining our campaign #BecauseWeAllCare. -
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Healthwatch Cornwall worked with Co-Create to explore the positive effects and challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic with a view to making sustainable changes -
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17 recommendations have been made to help improve maternity services for pregnant women and birthing people in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly -
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During a year of unprecedented challenges performing in-person outreach and engagement, Healthwatch Cornwall adapted and continued listening to residents -
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The report tells us about the maternity experiences of 760 birthing people and their families between 2018 and 2020 -
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Kernow Maternity Voices Partnership publish new report on people’s maternity journey in Cornwall. The report tells us about the maternity experiences of 760 birthing people and their families between 2018 and 2020. -
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Babies, Facebook Live and lockdown: Kernow Maternity Voices Partnership reflect on a challenging year for birthing people and their families in their annual report -
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Babies, Facebook Live and lockdown: Kernow Maternity Voices Partnership reflect on a challenging year for birthing people and their families in their annual report -
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Find out about all the improvements we have been making to health and social care services in Cornwall -
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Find out more about the recently commissioned project to support new parents with better information and resources during pregnancy -
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Find out about all the improvements the Kernow Maternity Voices Partnership have been making to maternity services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly -
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Find out about all the improvement the Kernow Maternity Voices Partnership have been making to maternity services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly -
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January marks an exciting time for antenatal education in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, as our first pilot area has been launched for the new Pregnancy Circles. -
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A new report has been published today informed by the experiences of women and people using maternity services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. -
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Healthwatch Cornwall are undertaking a major new survey to find out how the current increases in the cost of living are impacting people’s access to health and social care in Cornwall. We want to know how people in the county are affected, and to help ensure rising costs are not a barrier to healthcare. -
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Find out about all the improvements the Kernow Maternity Voices Partnership have been making to maternity services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly -
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People have told us they can have problems registering with a GP. This article explains more about your rights and what do to if you are refused the right to register. -
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Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed. -
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Partners of an established local GP practice will become signatories on the contract and take over the running of Mevagissey Surgery after seeing local television coverage of the community campaign #willyoubemyGP. -
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A patient letter has been circulated with regard to Dr James at the surgery. -
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Learn more about our End of Life Care report and research presented at the My Life My Death conference in May 2018. -
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Learn more about our findings relating to how easy or difficult people find accessing a routine doctor's appointment across the county. -
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A look at access to GP appointments 2016 -
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Read the report from 2016. -
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Pharmacy, GP, emergency department? Knowing where to go when you need help can sometimes be confusing. If you're still not sure which is the right service for you, call NHS 111 free. #ChooseWell -
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The ongoing pandemic and lockdown restrictions have created a complex and challenging environment for people to navigate, with mental health and wellbeing continuing to be impacted considerably as a result. -
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Healthwatch Cornwall conducts accessibility and design review of all 58 GP websites in Cornwall -
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Healthwatch Cornwall conducts design and accessibility review of all 58 GP websites in Cornwall -
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Take a look at the papers for our dual event at Venton Conference Centre, Chapel Parc, Summercourt, Newquay TR8 5AH and on Microsoft Teams. -
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Agenda for our meeting at New County Hall in Truro on 8 September 2022. -
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Take a look at the papers for our meeting on 20 September 2022. -
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Take a look at the papers for our hybrid meeting at St Austell Conference Centre and on Microsoft Teams on 3 November 2022. -
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Take a look at the papers for our meeting on 15 November 2022. -
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Take a look at the papers for our hybrid meeting at New County Hall, Truro and on Microsoft Teams on 23 February 2023. -
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Take a look at the papers for our hybrid meeting at Truro Library and on Microsoft Teams on 14 March 2023. -
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We are Cornwall’s independent champion for people who use health and social care services and we’re here to make sure that those running services put your views and experiences at the heart of care. -
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We are Cornwall’s independent champion for people who use health and social care services and we’re here to make sure that those running services put your views and experiences at the heart of care. -
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Papers for the Learning Disability Partnership Board meeting to be held at 10:30am on Thursday, 25 May 2023 at St Erme Community Centre and on Microsoft Teams. -
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View the papers for our hybrid meeting to be held Tuesday, 20 June 2023 at Probus Village Hall and on Microsoft Teams. -
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A new blood test for more than 50 types of cancer has shown success in a major NHS study supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).