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Four questions staff should ask you or a loved one about your oral health if you’re a care home resident, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence quick guide.Advice and Information -
Do you or a loved one need help with social care? Read the article below and find out answers to key questions about who can access adult social care and how to pay for it.Advice and Information -
Finding a suitable care home can be very tricky. Take a look at our guide to see what you need to consider.Report -
Find out how we listened and acted on your feedback between October and December 2016.Report -
Find out how we listened and acted on your feedback between January and March 2017.Report -
Find out how we listened and acted on your feedback between April and June 2017.Report -
Find out how we listened and acted on your feedback between July and September 2017.Report -
Find out how we listened and acted on your feedback between October - December 2017.Report -
The full report on the Trafford Healthwatch 100 survey on care home information provision in Trafford. Covering March to May 2018. Published December 2018.Report -
Full statistical breakdown of information for The Care home information report published December 2018Report -
A report looking at the services that people in Trafford were impressed by.Report -
We visited Newhaven extra care facility to talk to residents and staff about the care and service the home offers. This report contains our findings from the visit.Report -
We visited Fiona gardens to talk to residents and staff about the care and service the home offers. This report contains our findings from the visit.News -
It’s almost the end of the year, so we want to look back and see how things have been going.News -
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated The Elms in Middleton, Manchester, inadequate and placed it in special measures following an inspection in November.News -
It's that time of year again: our Autumn/Winter snapshot survey is now out!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.Report -
A report on the experiences of people across Greater Manchester of using health and care services during the coronavirus pandemic.News -
Have you had your winter vaccines yet?