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Help make a difference to health and care services by joining Healthwatch board

Healthwatch Wiltshire is looking for people with a passion for health and care services to join its Local Leadership Board.

18 October 2018

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Healthwatch Wiltshire wins national award for work with young volunteers

We've earned national recognition for a project which gave hundreds of young people a chance to speak up about their mental health.

10 October 2018

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Mental Health Priority Survey

Healthwatch Wiltshire are asking local people what areas within mental health they should be focusing on for the next year.

3 September 2018

You Said We Did: Easy Read Your Care Your Support

Wiltshire Vision Engagement Report

We were commissioned by Wiltshire Council and Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group to gather local people’s views about a proposed new vision statement for the Wiltshire Health and Wellbeing Board.

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Young volunteers from Wiltshire shortlisted for national award

Healthwatch Wiltshire has been shortlisted for an award for using creative ways to involve volunteers in their work.

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Engaging Year 8 PSHE students: a pilot project

Our work with Year 8 students at Devizes School, focusing on both physical and mental health.

New Healthwatch Wiltshire provider – your questions answered

Wiltshire Council has appointed a new provider for Healthwatch Wiltshire.

New Healthwatch Wiltshire provider announced

After a recent tender process, Wiltshire Council has appointed a new provider for the county’s independent local Healthwatch service.

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Five ways to give feedback to help shape local health and care services in Wiltshire

Share your experiences of local health and care services and make it better for everyone.

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Better Care Plan engagement report: Evaluation of Home First service in Wiltshire

We spoke to patients, relatives and staff about the effectiveness of the Home First service, which aims to support early discharge of patients who are medically able to leave hospital or a care home.

Young Listeners Report

Listening to Children and Young People: a Young Listeners Project with Secondary Schools

Our work with Youth Action Wiltshire and Community First’s Community Organisers to create an engagement programme training students to become Young Listeners, hearing the views of their peers on health and wellbeing support in school.

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Information Provision and the Sound Doctor Easy Read report

An easy-read summary of our work on information about long term illnesses.