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Survey: Tell us about parental mental health!
Healthwatch Trafford want to hear about your experiences of mental health in relation to having a child. This includes during and after pregnancy, and any parent can take part regardless of gender.
12 May 2022
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Residents’ views are being sought on pharmacies to help make sure they best serve their communities.
Trafford Council’s Public Health Team has launched this survey to help find out what people think of their local community pharmacy.
10 May 2022
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Join the GM=EqAl Working Group and make a change in Greater Manchester
Are you someone who cares about inequalities and influencing policy? The Greater Manchester Equality Alliance (GM+EqAi) Working Group needs you!
10 May 2022
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Lack of NHS dental appointments widens health inequalities, warns Healthwatch
A new survey of public attitudes to NHS dentistry shows 55% of adults in the North West find dental charges unfair amid escalating costs of living.
9 May 2022
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CQC publishes report on child and adolescent mental health wards at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a report following an inspection of the child and adolescent mental health wards (CAMHS) provided by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in January.
21 April 2022
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Two thirds of carers do not see lower standards of care during the Covid-19 crisis as acceptable
New research published today by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) shows that two thirds of unpaid carers view a lower standard of care during the Covid-19 crisis as unacceptable, despite the massive pressures that care services and carers are under.
15 March 2022
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“It’s the perfect medicine to feel lighter and brighter.” That’s how one woman has described her ‘green prescription’ to an Altrincham-based allotment group which is helping those struggling with anxiety and depression.
14 March 2022
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28 February 2022
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A Stockport online doctor’s service has been ordered to pay £13,670 after pleading guilty to providing services without being registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
18 February 2022
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