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Quarterly Report (October - December 2024)
Read all about the project work, activity, impact and engagement of the Healthwatch Team.
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NHS referrals and your right to choose
Did you know you can choose which hospital you go to when referred for a test, diagnosis, or treatment? Find out how.
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NHS complaints system lets people down, new research warns
Making a complaint is a right enshrined in the NHS Constitution. Yet, Healthwatch England research found a number of barriers that prevented people from making a complaint about their healthcare.
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10,000 Stories, Shining a Spotlight
How sharing your stories of Herefordshire is helping to create a vision for change
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What’s it like facing a 58 week wait for treatment?
Find out why NHS action to tackle long waits for care can’t come soon enough for patients like Kimble.
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How to help someone with an eating disorder
Eating disorders are complex mental illnesses that anyone can develop. If someone you love is struggling, take a look at how you can support them.
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Homeless Hot Food Hub Opens to public fanfare
An amazing community effort to open a hot food hub for the homeless in Herefordshire has been achieved.
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Hidden struggles: veterans' experiences of NHS care
What is preventing armed forces veterans from getting the care they need?
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Help the homeless this winter
Community and business support needed as Herefordshire’s winter night shelter opens.
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Public’s confusion over ‘right’ to register with an NHS dentist
Almost two decades after the public lost their right to register permanently with an NHS dentist, our new research shows two-thirds believe this right exists. Find out more about our findings and calls for dental reform.
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New measures aim to improve NHS performance
The Government has announced steps to improve the performance of the NHS, including a league table so that the public can see the best and worst performing NHS providers.
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