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Coronavirus Vaccine: Share your thoughts
The national COVID-19 vaccination programme is well underway in Hertfordshire, with both the Pfizer/BioNTech and Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines being given to local residents. Whether you have had the vaccine or not, we want to hear from you.
16 February 2021
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Mount Vernon Cancer Centre Review
NHS organisations in the East of England and North London are working together to review services at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre and resolve concerns about the ageing estate, support facilities and patient pathways.
3 February 2021
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Digitally Excluded During the Pandemic
Find out the reasons for people not being online, and how being digitally excluded has affected people’s experiences during the pandemic.
15 December 2020
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Getting Local Dentistry Back on Track
Healthwatch Hertfordshire has been rallying to help people struggling to access urgent dental care services during the pandemic, ensuring they get the treatment they desperately need.
15 December 2020
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A Message from Our Chief Executive
‘Lockdown’ has been named the 2020 Collins Dictionary word of the year. Others that made the top 10 list included furlough, key worker, self-isolate, social distancing and Coronavirus
15 December 2020
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Meg Carter: Volunteer Interview
Meg is a Trustee on the Healthwatch Hertfordshire Board.
25 November 2020
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Feeling Good Week 2021 – Get Involved!
Feeling Good Week is a Hertfordshire-wide event that encourages schools and the wider community to promote children and young people’s emotional wellbeing.
11 November 2020
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Don’t Rely on GP Websites for Cancer Information…Speak to your GP
With the help of our volunteers we checked 103 local GP websites, and found that while most offered advice for patients about cancer, the quantity and quality of that advice was not always very good.
10 November 2020
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Data Sharing and Health – Get Involved!
We are working with the University of Cambridge, Public Health England and other local Healthwatch across the East of England to find out what people think about using health data to inform care, public health and research.
27 October 2020
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Mount Vernon Cancer Centre Review – Engagement Events
We need your help to plan the future of Mount Vernon Cancer Centre services.
16 October 2020
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Covid-19 Patient Experiences – What can Hertfordshire learn?
During the first lockdown, we celebrated the NHS and others who put their own health at risk to deliver what services they could. However, there have been challenges and concerns raised about how patients have been affected.
8 October 2020
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Herts County Council: Direct Payments Survey
It’s survey time!
7 September 2020
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