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By talking to us you have helped to make Annual Health Checks better

We have been working with Herts County Council to find out what people with learning disabilities, their carers and support workers think about Annual Health Checks. The response was fantastic and our report is now available.

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A Message from Our Chief Executive

Healthwatch Hertfordshire CEO Geoff Brown reflects on learning from the pandemic from a Healthwatch and patient perspective during an eventful year.

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Opportunity for Veterans to have their say about access to Healthcare

Did you know that according to ONS data, there are approximately 36,000 veterans living in Hertfordshire? However, as in other parts of the country, there is relatively little data on specific health issues or priorities of the veteran community.

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Helping to shape and improve Health and Social Care Services in Hertfordshire

Our Annual Report 2019/20 is now published online. The report details the work that we have been doing over the past year to help the patient voice in Hertfordshire and to recommend improvements to health and social care services.

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East of England Ambulance Service – Call Out for Temporary Workers and Volunteers

How you can contribute to the health service’s efforts in this difficult time - East of England Ambulance Service are looking to recruit temporary workers.

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A message from our Chief Executive: What we are doing to help tackle Coronavirus

Healthwatch Hertfordshire’s Chief Executive Geoff Brown has an important message for us all.

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Hertfordshire County Council Survey: Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2020

Please read more to find out how you can have an impact on the way pharmaceutical services are commissioned in Hertfordshire in the future.

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Mount Vernon Cancer Centre Review – Update

Healthwatch Hertfordshire alongside Healthwatch Hillingdon has been supporting the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre Review led by NHS England Specialised Commissioning.

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Proposed move of Moorfields Eye Hospital

Plans are in place to move Moorfields Eye Hospital to a new location and design a new patient friendly centre.

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Improving Health Outcomes for people with a Learning Disability

We worked with our Learning Disability Service Watch Group to co-produce an Annual Health Check research project. The focus of the work was to investigate the uptake and quality of Annual Health Checks from the Learning Disability Community.

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Non-Emergency Patient Transport Survey

The East of England Ambulance service took over the contract for Non-Emergency Patient Transport in October 2018. This means that they now provide the service across Hertfordshire instead of the previous provider.

3 December 2019

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Feeling Good Week – February 2020

Feeling Good Week is a Hertfordshire-wide event to encourage schools and the wider community to promote children and young people’s emotional wellbeing by raising awareness of mental health and showing where support can be accessed in the community.

21 November 2019

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