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Waiting for planned medical care or surgery can be a frustrating time. That’s why it’s so important that while you wait, you get regular, clear and accessible updates so that you can plan your next steps.Advice and Information -
Accident and emergency (A&E) departments are there for everyone in their time of need. They are the frontline care service we turn to when we're experiencing critical or life threatening health problems or have had a serious accident.Advice and Information -
The National Health Service in provides healthcare for all UK citizens based on their need for healthcare rather than their ability to pay for it. It is funded by taxes by the government via taxes. Everyone who is cared for by the NHS in England has formal rights to make choices about the service that they receive.Report -
Read our quarterly update on what people are telling us about health and care services in Trafford.Report -
Find out people's experience of using Trafford General Hospital.Report -
Find out people's experience of Altrincham General Hospital in January - August 2015.Report -
Find out people's experience of Trafford General Hospital in July - December 2015.Report -
Find out people's experience of Altrincham General Hospital in September 2015 - January 2016.Report -
Find out people's experience of Manchester Royal Eye Hospital in August 2015.Report -
Find out how we listened and acted on your feedback between July and September 2016.Report -
Patient experience report looking at the treatment of people with Fibromyalgia in Trafford, Greater Manchester and beyond.Report -
Experiences of services for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) patients in Trafford and Greater Manchester.Report -
The Phlebruary Report is the Healthwatch Trafford report on phlebotomy (blood testing) services in Trafford. Published July 2018.Report -
A review of bed based care at Ascot House.Report -
Experiences of the NHS in Trafford over the last 70 years and suggestions for the future.Report -
A report looking at the services that people in Trafford were impressed by.Report -
Take a look at how we've been making a difference this year.Report -
We visited Manchester Orthopaedic centre to talk to patients and staff about the care and service that was offered. This report contains our findings and the recommendations for improvement we sent the service following our visit.Report -
We visited Manchester Royal Infirmary to talk to patients and staff about the care and service offered at the hospital. This report contains our findings and the recommendations for improvement we sent them following our visit.Report -
We visited Trafford General Hospital AMU ward to talk to patients and staff about the care and service the ward offered. This report contains our findings and the recommendations we put to the hospital following our visit.Report -
A report looking into the public perception of Trafford General Hospital.Report -
Patient and family experience report.Report -
What did local residents think of Occupational Therapy in Trafford?Report -
Our findings reveal what parents have been experiencing before and after the arrival of their children.Report -
Read Healthwatch Trafford’s latest research into what local people think of services generally across Trafford.Advice and Information -
Did you know you can choose which hospital you go to when referred for a test, diagnosis, or treatment? Find out how.Report -
Read about our findings here.Report -
Our revamped Enter & View programme is underway.Advice and Information -
Take a look at our advice article on the organisations and groups that can support you if you’re grieving.Advice and Information -
Advice and information from the NHS and UK Goverment about the COVID-19 pandemicAdvice and Information -
Advice and information from the NHS and the UK Government about the COVID-19 vaccine.Advice and Information -
Dental services have been under a lot of strain during the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out how to access services in Trafford.Advice and Information -
Are you still struggling with symptoms of COVID weeks or months after you were ill? Long COVID is where you symptoms carry on for a lot longer than normal. Find out everything you need to know about long COVID.Advice and Information -
The current Coronavirus pandemic may cause you to feel worried, anxious or scared. Read our eight steps to looking after your wellbeing.Report -
A report on the experiences of people in Trafford of using health and care services during the months of the coronavirus pandemic. Published November 2020Report -
A report looking at people’s understanding and experiences of Long COVID, and what resources and support are available.Report -
Our second report looking at the experiences of health and social care services during the period of the coronavirus pandemic in Trafford.Report -
A report on the experiences of people across Greater Manchester of using health and care services during the coronavirus pandemic.