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A summary of parents’ experiences of using the health visiting service in Northamptonshire
Healthwatch Northamptonshire volunteers interviewed 221 parents in 8 locations across Northamptonshire. We found that the majority of parents were satisfied with the service in general, especially when they had specific concerns.
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The future of health and social care in Northamptonshire workshop report
On the 14 May 2015 Healthwatch Northamptonshire invited the heads of the local health and social care providers to a workshop to discuss the future of health and social care in Northamptonshire.
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Patient experiences of GP services in Northamptonshire
Healthwatch Northamptonshire visited 25 GP practices in 2014 and spoke to 234 people. We spoke to the practice managers to find out more about how their practice works, what they thought worked well and their views on the challenges faced.
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A report on Healthwatch Northamptonshire’s public engagement campaign
Throughout October, November and December 2014, we ran our public engagement campaign, Make your Voice Count 2. Our aim is to engage with the community and gather your views and experiences.
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A report on Healthwatch Northamptonshire’s Young People’s Health and Wellbeing Conference
Healthwatch Northamptonshire’s Young People’s Conference, held on the 18 February 2015, was planned and designed to be a positive and fun day to enable young people between the ages of 12 and 18 to engage with other young people and professionals.
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A report on a survey of Young People’s Wellbeing in Northamptonshire
Healthwatch Northamptonshire and the Northamptonshire Young Leaders carried out a survey on the wellbeing of young persons aged 11-25 across the county
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The Care Act 2014
There are new duties for local authorities, as well as changes to how care is charged for, who has to pay and how much people will have to pay towards their care.
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A report on patient experience at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Healthwatch Northamptonshire has published a report on patient experience of Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (KGH)
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Organisations that can help with general NHS Complaints
Organisations that can help with general NHS Complaints and advocacy
Advice and Information
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Complaints advocacy
Information about complaints advocacy and other advocacy services from VoiceAbility in Northamptonshire
Advice and Information
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Local health and social care complaints contacts
A collection of local health and social care complaints contacts
Advice and Information