1. Enter and View: Fletcher House, Wells

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    Our report following a visit to Fletcher house, a large modern 60 bed residential home in Wells.

  2. Enter and View: Rossetti House, Frome

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    Our report following a visit to Rossetti House, a 70 bed care home in a purpose built building which opened in 2013.

  3. Enter and View: The Firs Nursing Home, Taunton

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    Our report following a visit to The Firs Nursing Home, situated on the outskirts of Taunton. It can accommodate up to 40 residents and there were 38 residents living here at the time of visit.

  4. Enter and View: Grovelands, Yeovil

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    Our report following a visit to Grovelands, a large modern purpose built building with 61 single rooms in Yeovil.

  5. Enter and View: Wyndham House, Minehead

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    Our report following a visit to Wyndham House in Minehead, which is a period property with modern extensions. It has 50 bedrooms and is registered to provide residential care.

  6. Enter and View: Frome Care Village

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    Our report following a visit to Frome Care Village. Up to 60 residents can be accommodated in the facility which is split over two buildings. Parsonage is a period building which is designated for dementia care and Woodlands is a modern building which provides nursing care.

  7. Annual Report 2014-15

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    In this Annual Report we share our key challenges and successes, as we continued to engage with the public to understand people’s experiences of health and social care to make a difference.

  8. Enter and View: Carrington House, Wincanton

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    Our report following a visit to Carrington House, a purpose built residential home for up to 44 residents in Wincanton.

  9. Enter and View: Winsor House, Minehead

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    Our report following a visit to Winsor in Minehead, which is a period building providing nursing care for up to 40 residents.

  10. Enter and View: Rydon Ward, Taunton

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    Our report following a visit to Rydon in Taunton. Wards one and two each have 15 beds, providing assessment and treatment primarily for adults of working age experiencing an acute mental health problem.

  11. Enter and View: Ash Ward, Bridgwater

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    Our report following a visit to Ash Ward in Bridgwater, a 12-bed low secure inpatient rehabilitation and recovery unit for male adults with mental health difficulties.

  12. Post Polio Support Group, Taunton

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    This report details our engagement with Taunton Post Polio Support Group, the issues around the understanding among professionals about Post Polio Syndrome and the ongoing joint work to highlight these with commissioners, GPs and health professionals.

  13. Join a People’s Panel

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    Have your say on the future of health and social care in Somerset – by joining a new Public and Patient People’s Panel.

  14. Healthwatch network reveals top priorities for 2019

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    To mark the start of 2019, Healthwatch England has published its annual network priorities list – setting out the key health and care topics which local teams will be working on over the year ahead.

  15. Share your experiences of Health Visiting Services in Somerset

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    Parents of young children in Somerset are being asked to share their views and experiences about the health visiting services they have received in the County, to help shape the service going forward.

  16. Roadshow aims to put Somerset people in the driving seat on health and social care issues

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    Our staff and volunteers will be taking to the roads of Somerset in March to find out what people think about their local health and care services.

  17. Somerset Young Carers report: You said, we listened

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    Our Manager and a Local Board member attended a Young Carers Forum meeting to hear the views of young carers on the Somerset Young Carers Service. This took place at the Young People’s Centre in Street.

  18. Former ambulanceman urges people to have their say about changes to the NHS

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    Healthcare in Somerset will only work if people get to have their say – urges former ambulanceman Bob Champion.

  19. Six years of championing people’s views of health and care in Somerset

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    Today we celebrate six years as the county’s independent health and care champion.

  20. World Health Day

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  21. Mental Health Awareness Week

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  22. Share your views on NHS services for those with learning disabilities and autism in Somerset

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    Hundreds of children have learning disabilities and autism in Somerset and now families are being asked to help shape local NHS services supporting them.

  23. NHS figures reveal more people with dementia are being admitted to A&E in Somerset

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    More people with dementia are being rushed to hospital emergency departments in Somerset, according to NHS statistics.

  24. Roadshow finishes with more than 400 views on health and care services in Somerset

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    Our roadshow, which travelled almost 260 miles around Somerset to find out the views of local people on health and care services, has finished a seven-day tour with more than 400 views collected.

  25. How does living in a rural area affect access to healthcare?

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    One man shares his views about how NHS services where he lives should change.

  26. Somerset’s adult safeguarding service to be improved based on new feedback

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    New feedback gathered by us on the county’s Adult Safeguarding service will be used to improve it for the future.

  27. Evaluation of Somerset Safeguarding Service: User feedback process

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    We worked closely with the Adult Safeguarding Team to design a questionnaire that related to the six principles set out in The Care Act 2014 statutory guidance. We contacted 20 people who had experienced an adult safeguarding intervention in the last two months. Fourteen agreed to take part in the project.

  28. Help people with their final wishes for health care – says Somerset man

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    Health and social services should openly talk about end of life care and the wishes of patients – says Healthwatch Somerset volunteer Steve.

  29. Thank you: Over 260 people tell Healthwatch Somerset what they think would make the NHS better

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    Local people share their views about how they want local health services to improve.

  30. International Volunteer Day

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  31. World Alzheimer’s Day

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  32. Key projects

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  33. Healthwatch says thank you to volunteers who help to shape local health and care in Somerset

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    We will be celebrating the difference volunteers make to the local community during this year’s Volunteers’ Week, which runs from 1-7 June.

  34. People’s real-life experiences of health and social care services in Somerset set out in new report

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    More than 1,800 people have shared their views on the county’s GP surgeries, hospitals and social care over the last year with us – helping to shape and improve those services for all.

  35. Annual Report 2018-19

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    Healthwatch Somerset Annual Report 2018-19: A review of our work over the past year and its impact, plus our work planned for 2019-20.

  36. Health visitor still the first point of call when parents of young children need advice and support – new report reveals

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    Parents of young children still prefer to ask their health visitor or GP surgery for health advice and support rather than go to Facebook or consult their Red Book – according to the findings of our survey published today.

  37. Health Visiting Service Report: Views on early years support

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    We have been talking to local people about their experiences and views of the Health Visiting Service in Somerset. This report tells you what people said when we spoke to them about the service.

  38. The top four things people in Somerset would like to see improved in local NHS services

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    Hundreds of people in Somerset have shared their views on how to improve NHS health services in the county.

  39. NHS Long Term Plan: The views of Somerset residents

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    This report details engagement work we carried out around the NHS Long Term Plan.

  40. How easy is it to access support and advice to help you stay happy & healthy in Somerset?

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    People in Somerset are being asked to share how they access information, support and advice when they are ill, looking after someone or finding it difficult to manage living at home, to help shape local services going forward.

  41. Do you or someone you care for use NHS special care dental services in the South West?

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    The UK’s largest independent regulator of official statistics wants to hear from patients, carers and their families about how they access and use statistics on mental health in England.

  42. Healthwatch calls on health professionals in Somerset to enable new parents to talk about mental health

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    As the independent health and social care champion for Somerset, we are calling on local services to make more space for new parents in the county to talk about their mental health.

  43. Hundreds share how they look for help when ill in Somerset

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    People in Somerset looking for health advice and support want to see better access to their GP to get the information they need, rather than looking online for help.

  44. Accessing information about health & support in Somerset: The views of local people

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    We have been talking to local people about their experiences and views of the accessing health and support information in Somerset. This report tells you what people said when we spoke to them about this.

  45. National research launched on mental health statistics

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    The UK’s largest independent regulator of official statistics wants to hear from patients, carers and their families about how they access and use statistics on mental health in England.

  46. World Autism Awareness Day

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  47. Deaf Awareness Week 2022

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  48. Dorothy House Hospice Care seeks to improve services for people with life-limiting illness

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    Dorothy House Hospice Care wants to hear from those with a life-limiting illness, their carers and families about what Day Services they think would improve their wellbeing.

  49. Local Board members wanted to help shape Somerset health and care

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    We are the county’s independent health and social care champion and are seeking people with a passion for seeing local health and social care services change for the better.