1. News -

    From 8am on Monday 8 November the GP practice will be opening the doors at the spacious, ground floor location where its 6300+ patients can benefit from an onsite pharmacy and enhanced disability access.
  2. Advice and Information -

    If you or someone in your care has an illness, injury or condition that means you need to see someone, the first thing you need to think about is "Do I need a doctor?"
  3. Report -

    How accessible are GP websites in Trafford? We reviewed 29 websites to find out.
  4. News -

    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.
  5. News -

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

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

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

    Minutes from the Healthwatch Trafford Board Meeting on the 29 April 2021
  9. Report -

    Minutes from the Healthwatch Trafford Board Meeting on the 17 December 2020
  10. Report -

    Our seventh annual report covering the period of April 2020 to March 2021.
  11. Report -

    Update of our work across June and July 2021.
  12. Report -

    Update of our work across April and May 2021.
  13. Report -

    Update of our work across August and September 2021.
  14. Report -

    Update of our work across October and November 2021.
  15. Report -

    Update of our work across December 2021 and January 2022.
  16. News -

    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.
  17. Report -

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

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

    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.
  20. Report -

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

    Update of our work across April and May 2022.
  22. Report -

    Update of our work across June and July 2022.
  23. Report -

    Update of our work across August and September 2022.
  24. Report -

    Minutes from the Healthwatch Trafford Board Meeting on the 7 April 2022
  25. Report -

    Minutes from the Healthwatch Trafford Board Meeting on the 29 April 2021
  26. Report -

    Minutes from the Healthwatch Trafford Board Meeting on the 29 September 2022
  27. Report -

    Minutes from the Healthwatch Trafford Board Meeting on the 24 June 2021
  28. Report -

    Minutes from the Healthwatch Trafford Board Meeting on the 27 October 2022
  29. Report -

    Minutes from the Healthwatch Trafford Board Meeting on the 27 January 2022
  30. Report -

    Minutes from the Healthwatch Trafford Board Meeting on the 26 May 2022
  31. Report -

    Minutes from the Healthwatch Trafford Board Meeting on the 25 October 2021
  32. Advice and Information -

    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.
  33. News -

    Tributes are being paid today to the ‘extraordinary’ people who’ve set up and delivered Greater Manchester’s Covid-19 vaccination push, getting almost five million jabs into arms in just 12 months.
  34. News -

    The majority of women who gave birth in February last year were positive about the maternity care they received. But the impact of the pandemic has led to poorer experiences for some, and exacerbated concerns around the quality of postnatal care, according to a national survey by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
  35. News -

    At the beginning of January, the difficult decision was made to pause non-urgent surgery and appointments due to the impact of COVID-19. Although services remain busy, the situation has improved to the point where non-urgent surgery can now resume.
  36. News -

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

    NHS staff dealt with the highest ever number of life-threatening ambulance call outs last month, new figures show today.
  38. News -

    The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) annual assessment of the state of health and social care in England looks at the quality of care over the past year – the first of these reports to cover a full year of the pandemic.
  39. News -

    Healthwatch Trafford have published a report looking at people’s understanding and experiences of Long COVID, and what resources and support are available.
  40. News -

    Halthwatch Trafford have released a follow-up report looking at the experiences of health and social care services during the period of the coronavirus pandemic.
  41. Advice and Information -

    Advice and information from the NHS and UK Goverment about the COVID-19 pandemic
  42. Advice and Information -

    Advice and information from the NHS and the UK Government about the COVID-19 vaccine.
  43. 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.
  44. 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.
  45. Article -

    Last year Healthwatch Trafford asked people for their experiences of the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020. They wanted to hear how people felt towards health and care services and how COVID-19 has impacted their lives.
  46. Report -

    A report looking at people’s understanding and experiences of Long COVID, and what resources and support are available.
  47. Report -

    Our second report looking at the experiences of health and social care services during the period of the coronavirus pandemic in Trafford.