1. Dental Report valued by NHS England

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    Our report, “Access to NHS Dental Services in Hertfordshire 2016”, has been welcomed by the NHS England dental team after recently being passed on by the Hertfordshire County Council Health Scrutiny Board.

  2. New Volunteer Roles

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    Read about some exciting developments to our volunteer programme.

  3. National Volunteers’ Week 1 – 7 June 2017: Valuing our Volunteers

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    Healthwatch Hertfordshire values the work of its Volunteers and on 6th June we are holding a celebration event in Welwyn Garden City.

  4. National Volunteer Week – A Celebration

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    To coincide with National Volunteer Week 2017 Healthwatch Hertfordshire invited their 50+ volunteers to a celebration event in Welwyn Garden City on a very wet Tuesday on 6th June.

  5. Herts Aid Football Tournament

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    At the end of July Paul and Alice were lucky enough to be able to attend the Herts Aid Football Football Tournament Cup.

  6. Dental Project: What Our Volunteers Did

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    Healthwatch Volunteers involved in reviewing access to NHS Dental Health Services in Hertfordshire.

  7. #TeamHerts

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    We have recently collaborated with #TeamHerts to promote our new and existing volunteering opportunities.

  8. Volunteer Induction

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    Our first Volunteer Induction Session, following the recent launch of some exciting new volunteer roles, took place on 18th July at the Focolare Centre in Welwyn Garden City.

  9. NHS Consultation: Last Chance!

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    There’s not long left until this important consultation closes! Although there has been a good response rate so far, there are still many of you who haven’t shared your views yet.

  10. Nascot Lawn Health Scrutiny

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    Anxious families now faced with the cold reality of losing the Children’s Disability Unit they rely on.

  11. PLACE 2017: What Our Volunteers Did

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    Find out what our volunteers reported when they visited four sites in Hertfordshire this year to assess non-clinical services on behalf of Healthwatch Hertfordshire.

  12. East of England Ambulance Service to provide non-emergency transport Service

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    The East of England Ambulance has been awarded a caretaker contract to provide non-emergency patient transport in Bedfordshire, Luton and Hertfordshire.

  13. Consultation: Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2018

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    Hertfordshire County Council have asked us to let you know about a current consultation: The Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2018.

  14. Event: #TeamHerts

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    On the 20th September Jane and Alice attended a really positive #TeamHerts Volunteers’ Event at Ware Priory.

  15. Enter & View: Princess Alexandra Hospital

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    Our Enter and View volunteers also known as Authorised Representatives have been busy doing visits at the Princess Alexandra (PAH) Hospital in Harlow this month.

  16. Healthwatch Hertfordshire Annual General Meeting 2017

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    On Friday the 12th October Michael Downing our Chairman opened our 2017 Annual General Meeting.

  17. Hatfield Healthfest and Beyond!

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    We attended Hatfield Healthfest on Saturday 23rd September which gave us a great opportunity to get out and talk to people in the community.

  18. Enter & View: Specialised Training Now Available

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    To improve our important Enter and View Programme we recently developed and launched accessible training for people with learning disabilities.

  19. CQC Publish 359 Reports

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    In the past week, the Care Quality Commission has published 359 reports on services which have been inspected by specialist teams of inspectors.

  20. Healthwatch England Launch Annual Report to Parliament

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    Over the last year Healthwatch has heard from 341,000 people, carers and staff, all of whom have given their time to share their experiences of health and social care services.

  21. Volunteer Induction

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    We had our second induction session for new volunteers on Tuesday 24th October. Led by Priya, it was a half-day event, attended by a small group of interested volunteers.

  22. Mental Health Service Watch Group

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    Our work on Mental Health remains a Healthwatch Hertfordshire priority, but following much discussion and a consultation, our Mental health Service Watch group has decided that there are more effective ways of engaging on the subject.

  23. New Board Members and Recruitment in the New Year

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    We are delighted to announce that at the Healthwatch Annual General Meeting held on 20th November four new Trustees were appointed to our Board.

  24. 5th December: International Volunteer Day

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    Our Quality Improvement Sub-Committee (QISC) Away Day was by coincidence held on International Volunteer Day. It gave us a greater opportunity to celebrate our volunteers, and all the good work they have done for the organisation over the past year.