1. Volunteer

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    Volunteers play a vital role in helping people have their say on health and social care. Volunteering with Healthwatch can help you develop skills, gain experience and make a difference to your community.

  2. Work with us

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  3. What we do

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    Find out about our role, our plans and our people.

  4. Our Board

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  5. Our staff

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  6. Privacy

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    This Privacy Statement sets out the data processing practices carried out by Healthwatch Trafford. We retain and use personal data (information that relates to and identifies living people) to help us carry out our role as the local independent champion for people who use health and social care services.

  7. Cookies

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    We use cookies on our website to make your experience as easy and simple as possible.

  8. Accessibility

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    We are committed to making sure all our information is clear and accessible for everyone.

  9. Terms & conditions

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    These terms and conditions tell you how the Healthwatch England website is managed and how you are protected when you are using our site. If you do not agree with these terms, you should leave the site immediately.

  10. cervical cancer prevention week

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  11. Dignity Action Day

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  12. LGBT+ history month

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  13. Children's mental health week

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  14. How can I volunteer?

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    There are lots of ways you can get involved as a volunteer. Take a look at our current opportunities and how you can get in touch with us.

  15. Speak up for better care

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    You have the power to help make change happen.

  16. Enter and view volunteers

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    Meet our trained enter and view representatives.

  17. 100 Voices: Our wishes for the future of mental health

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    On 29th November we exhibited a video as part of the 100 Voices exhibition at RESET 2021.

  18. Performance report October - November 2021

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    Update of our work across October and November 2021.

  19. COVID-19 vaccine – one year on: ‘heroes who’ve moved heaven and earth’ credited with saving up to 8000 lives

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    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.

  20. Record Numbers Benefitting from NHS Talking Therapy Across Greater Manchester

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    More people completed a full course of NHS talking therapy treatment last year than ever before, despite the pressure on services from the pandemic, according to new figures published recently.

  21. Thank you for completing our survey

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  22. World braille day

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  23. World cancer day

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  24. Time to talk day

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  25. Student volunteering week

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  26. National eating disorders awareness week

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  27. Zero discrimination day

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  28. International women's day

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  29. Young carers action day

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  30. World oral health day

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  31. Performance report October 2022 - November 2022

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    Update of our work across October and November 2022.

  32. Cost of living: People are increasingly avoiding NHS appointments and prescriptions

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    Healthwatch England's new data shows a worrying increase in the number of people avoiding vital care. They are calling for urgent action from government and health and care services to ensure rising costs are not a barrier to healthcare.

  33. As cervical smear test uptake drops, cervical cancer survivor says: “A few minutes could save your life.”

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    “My world collapsed when I was told I had cervical cancer. I thought my three-year-old son was going to be left without a mum and I would be dead at 25.”

  34. Manchester care service is rated inadequate and placed in special measures by CQC

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    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated The Elms in Middleton, Manchester, inadequate and placed it in special measures following an inspection in November.

  35. Healthwatch 100: Autumn Winter survey 2022

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    Read Healthwatch Trafford’s latest research into what local people think of services generally across Trafford.

  36. NHS Talking Therapies, the new name for all improving access to psychological therapies (IAPT)

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    Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) services are being renamed as NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression, following a public consultation.

  37. Board meeting minutes of 26 January 2023

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    Minutes from the Healthwatch Trafford Board Meeting on the 26 January 2023

  38. Occupational Therapy Services: Assessments Adaptations, and Equipment

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    A report investigating the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Trafford residents due to changes in accessing Occupational Therapy (OT) services, adaptations, and equipment

  39. LGBTQ+ resources

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    We have compiled a list of resources for people looking to access LGBTQ+ support groups, information, and helplines, as well as some resources specifically for young people and parents. Not all of these are Trafford-specific.

  40. NHS cuts elective backlog with longest waiters - Healthwatch England's response

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    NHS cuts elective backlog with longest waiters down a quarter in one month. Read the response.

  41. Information and advice for the public ahead of industrial action by junior doctors

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    Industrial action by junior doctors and dentists working in hospitals is taking place for 72 hours from 7am on Monday March 12th to 7am on Thursday March 16th and will impact all hospitals across Greater Manchester and some GP services

  42. Performance report December 2022 - January 2023

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    Update of our work across December 2022 and January 2023.

  43. Latest Information on Strike Action- update from North West Ambulance Service

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    In the North West Ambulance Service region, the GMB, Unison and Unite unions balloted their members for industrial action and met the legal threshold to take action.

  44. Refuge: how to turn off the Emergency Alert siren on hidden devices

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    If you have a secret device hidden from an abusive partner, make sure to watch the video. Sharing this information will help keep people safe.

  45. HW10: What we do – analysing

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    As part of Healthwatch’s 10-year anniversary celebrations, we’re talking about our values and how we demonstrate them through our work. Today we’re looking at ANALYSING.