Bridgwater Parent Support Group

Report - 14 June 2017

Members of this support group run by the Parent Carer Forum shared their concerns and experiences with us. Many of the group had common issues with assessments and having their needs met at GP surgeries.

Key findings

  1. The group agreed that patient environments need to consider the needs of those with sensory processing, communication or autistic spectrum conditions and that often, a health professional understanding of these conditions needed to be enhanced. It was also thought that GPs needed to clearly identify their carers’ champions, and ensure they had the skills and knowledge to support carers. In addition more awareness of autistic spectrum disorders was needed by front of house GP surgery staff.
  2. The group were keen to be supported by us to gather more information about these issues from the group, and other similar groups around the county with the aim of reporting the issues and recommendations to the Clinical Commissioning Group and the Health and Wellbeing Board.

This report was produced by the previous Healthwatch Somerset service provider, The Care Forum.

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