1. Improving Health Outcomes for people with a Learning Disability

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    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.

  2. Proposed move of Moorfields Eye Hospital

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

  3. Mount Vernon Cancer Centre Review – Update

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

  4. Hertfordshire County Council Survey: Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2020

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

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

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

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

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    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.

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

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    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.

  8. Opportunity for Veterans to have their say about access to Healthcare

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    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.

  9. A Message from Our Chief Executive

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

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

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    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.

  11. Herts County Council: Direct Payments Survey

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    It’s survey time!

  12. Covid-19 Patient Experiences – What can Hertfordshire learn?

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    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.

  13. Mount Vernon Cancer Centre Review – Engagement Events

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    We need your help to plan the future of Mount Vernon Cancer Centre services.

  14. Data Sharing and Health – Get Involved!

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    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.

  15. Don’t Rely on GP Websites for Cancer Information…Speak to your GP

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    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.

  16. Feeling Good Week 2021 – Get Involved!

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    Feeling Good Week is a Hertfordshire-wide event that encourages schools and the wider community to promote children and young people’s emotional wellbeing.

  17. Digitally Excluded During the Pandemic

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    Find out the reasons for people not being online, and how being digitally excluded has affected people’s experiences during the pandemic.

  18. Getting Local Dentistry Back on Track

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    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.

  19. A Message from Our Chief Executive

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    ‘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