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We're determined to keep taking action to ensure people can access the right health and social care for them.News -
It’s important to us to keep service users at the heart of the conversation.Report -
Minutes from the Healthwatch Trafford Board Meeting on the 7 April 2022Report -
Minutes from the Healthwatch Trafford Board Meeting on the 269 October 2020Report -
Minutes from the Healthwatch Trafford Board Meeting on the 29 April 2021Report -
Minutes from the Healthwatch Trafford Board Meeting on the 29 September 2022Report -
Minutes from the Healthwatch Trafford Board Meeting on the 27 February 2020Report -
Minutes from the Healthwatch Trafford Board Meeting on the 24 June 2021Report -
Minutes from the Healthwatch Trafford Board Meeting on the 20 August 2020Report -
Minutes from the Healthwatch Trafford Board Meeting on the 17 December 2020Report -
Minutes from the Healthwatch Trafford Board Meeting on the 27 October 2022Report -
Minutes from the Healthwatch Trafford Board Meeting on the 27 January 2022Report -
Minutes from the Healthwatch Trafford Board Meeting on the 26 May 2022Report -
Minutes from the Healthwatch Trafford Board Meeting on the 26 January 2023Report -
Minutes from the Healthwatch Trafford Board Meeting on the 25 October 2021Report -
Update of our work across February and March 2023.Report -
A report looking at our impact and activities between April 2022 and March 2023.Report -
Take a look at our Healthwatch annual report, to give you a closer look at how your involvement has helped us improve services locally.Report -
A report looking at our joint activities between April 2022 and March 2023.
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Update of our work across April, May, and June 2023.Report -
Update of our work across July, August, and September 2023.Report -
Update of our work across October, November, and December 2023.Report -
Update of our work across January, February, and March 2024.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 -
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.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.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).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.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.News -
NHS staff dealt with the highest ever number of life-threatening ambulance call outs last month, new figures show today.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.News -
Healthwatch Trafford have published a report looking at people’s understanding and experiences of Long COVID, and what resources and support are available.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.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.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.Article -
Over the coming weeks, many children and teenagers will be returning to schools across the country to resume their education. For many, this can be quite daunting to cope with (especially seeing some of your friends in face masks, should they choose to wear one).Article -
Youthwatch Trafford volunteer Madhia has written this guide to living healthily during the Corona pandemic.
Let us know if you have any more ideas to add by emailing info@healthwatchtrafford.co.uk.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.News -
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.News -
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.News -
After 19 months and nearly half a million Covid-19 jabs given, Greater Manchester’s mass vaccination centre will be closing its doors. The final vaccination will be given at the centre, housed at the Manchester Tennis and Football Centre on the Etihad Campus, on Tuesday August 30th.
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With the NHS experiencing the busiest summer on record, the waiting list for treatment has hit a new high, according to latest figures. Read Healthwatch England's response.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.News -
It’s almost the end of the year, so we want to look back and see how things have been going.