1. LGBTQ+ resources and support

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    It’s LGBTQ+ history month! While a lot of progress has been made over the past century around LGBTQ rights, awareness, and acceptance, there is is still a long way to go. The Proud Trust’s 2022 theme for this month is “The Arc is Long”, a reminder that there is still a way to go towards fairness, justice, and equality.

  2. 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.

  3. Enter and view at Serendipity Care Home

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    We visited Serendipity care home and spoke to staff and residents about the care and service they offered. This report contains our findings and the recommendations we sent to the home following our visit.

  4. Enter and view at Shawe Lodge nursing home

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    We visited Shawe Lodge nursing home and spoke to staff and residents about the care and service they offered. This report contains our findings and the recommendations we sent to the service following our visit.

  5. Enter and view at Timperley Care Home

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    We visited Timperey care home and spoke to staff and residents about the care and service they offer. This report contains our findings and the recommendations we sent to the home following our visit.

  6. Enter and view at Woodend care home

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    We visited Woodend care home and spoke to staff and residents about the care and service they offer. This report contains our findings and recommendations we put forward following the visit.

  7. Enter and view at Lynwood Lodge care home

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    We visited Lynwood Lodge and spoke to staff and residents about the care they received. This report contains our findings and recommendations we put forward for improvements.

  8. Enter and view at Faversham House

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    We visited Faversham House and spoke to residents and staff about the care they get. This report contains the findings from our visit.

  9. Enter and view at Flixton Manor

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    We visited Flixton Manor to talk to staff and residents about the care on offer by the service. This report details the findings from our visit.

  10. Enter and view at Shawe House nursing home

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    We visited Shawe House nursing home and spoke to residents about the care they received. This report contains our findings from the visit.

  11. HW100: Occupational Therapy Services Project

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    What did local residents think of Occupational Therapy in Trafford?

  12. Apply for a prepaid Healthy Start card now!

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    Are you receiving benefits? Do you have children under 4? Or are you pregnant? Healthy start is an NHS benefit worth up to £1200 to help you buy fruit, veg, and milk for you and your young family.

  13. 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.

  14. [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.

  15. Where to find a warm space this Winter

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

  16. Social prescribing helps former Queen's jockey to ride again

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    An 84-year-old former jockey for HM The Queen struggling with the impact of limited mobility on his physical and mental wellbeing has been given the chance to ride again…

  17. 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.

  18. 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.

  19. HW100: GP Access

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

  20. 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.

  21. 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.

  22. 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.