1. Green social prescribing: the natural medicine to lift the spirits

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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.

  2. How has lockdown affected people’s mental health and dignity?

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    New research highlights the challenges faced by health and social care services in England and the importance of giving feedback to help improve care.

  3. Vote for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust's new values

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    Have your say on the new values for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) by taking part in an online survey.

  4. Mental Health and Wellbeing services in Trafford

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    StART Creative Arts & Wellbeing Centre provides therapeutic creative arts and horticulture programmes of recovery for those suffering from mental ill health.

  5. Residents’ views are being sought on pharmacies to help make sure they best serve their communities.

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    Trafford Council’s Public Health Team has launched this survey to help find out what people think of their local community pharmacy.

  6. Survey: Tell us about parental mental health!

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    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.

  7. CQC publishes report on child and adolescent mental health wards at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

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    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.

  8. CQC tells Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Hospital Trust to make immediate safety improvements

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    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has told Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust to make urgent improvements in the safety of community-based mental health services for adults of working age following an inspection of two teams in April.

  9. A statement about the Edenfield Centre from Healthwatch in Greater Manchester

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    Healthwatch in Greater Manchester have released a joint statement regarding the events taking place.

  10. [CLOSED] How do you feel about health and social care services in Trafford?

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    It’s almost the end of the year, so we want to look back and see how things have been going.

  11. Where to find mental health support

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    Looking for advice, information, or help with your mental health? We've compiled a list of resources for you.

  12. Healthwatch 100: parental mental health

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    Our findings reveal what parents have been experiencing before and after the arrival of their children.

  13. CQC tells Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust to make significant improvements

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    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a report following an inspection of services provided by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

  14. Where to find a warm space this Winter

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    A list of resources for finding a warm space in Greater Manchester

  15. Tired of explaining

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    Experiences of services for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) patients in Trafford and Greater Manchester.

  16. Opinions on health and social care voiced at Parent and Toddler groups in Trafford

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    Find out the experiences of parents with young children using health and care services.

  17. HW100: GP Access

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    Infographic showing the headline results of our Healthwatch 100 survey on allergies. Published October 2017.

  18. HW100: Men's health

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    Healthwatch Trafford identified that most of the responses received from past data collection activities have been from women. We produced a survey to collect information about whether men were regularly accessing services, which services they were accessing and to give men an opportunity to share their personal experiences.

  19. NHS expands lifesaving bowel cancer screening test

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    Home-testing kits that can help detect bowel cancer, before symptoms start, will be rolled out to 58-year-olds in England for the first time, as part of a major expansion of the lifesaving screening programme.

  20. The boys are back in person: face-to-face GP appointments reach new high since February 2020

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    Following a challenging couple of years of remote consultations, the number of people accessing in-person GP care is increasing according to the NHS.

  21. Helping babies and young children when they're poorly

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    Take a look at the Little Orange Book for a wealth of information and advice.

  22. Performance report December 2021 - January 2022

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    Update of our work across December 2021 and January 2022.

  23. It's Volunteers' Week 2022

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    From 1-7 June, Healthwatch Trafford are bringing attention to the hard work of their volunteers. As a health and social care champion we value public views and participation, and that makes our volunteers invaluable in the work we do.

  24. Healthwatch in Greater Manchester Strategy 2022-25

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    A look at our 3-year joint strategy in Greater Manchester.

  25. End of year impact report April 2021-March 2022

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    A report looking at our impact and activities between April 2021 and March 2022.

  26. A new era for health and care in Trafford

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    NHS leaders in Trafford are preparing for new ways of providing high quality health and care services for the people they serve from Friday, July 1.

  27. Healthwatch Trafford annual report 2021-22

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    We've published our Healthwatch annual report, to give you a closer look at how your involvement has helped us improve services locally.

  28. Performance report April 2022 - May 2022

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    Update of our work across April and May 2022.

  29. Performance report June 2022 - July 2022

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    Update of our work across June and July 2022.

  30. Performance report August 2022 - September 2022

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    Update of our work across August and September 2022.

  31. Board meeting minutes of 7 April 2022

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    Minutes from the Healthwatch Trafford Board Meeting on the 7 April 2022

  32. Board meeting minutes of 29 September 2022

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    Minutes from the Healthwatch Trafford Board Meeting on the 29 September 2022

  33. Board meeting minutes of 27 October 2022

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    Minutes from the Healthwatch Trafford Board Meeting on the 27 October 2022

  34. Board meeting minutes of 27 January 2022

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    Minutes from the Healthwatch Trafford Board Meeting on the 27 January 2022

  35. Board meeting minutes of 26 May 2022

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    Minutes from the Healthwatch Trafford Board Meeting on the 26 May 2022