1. Keeping care home residents connected and engaged during Covid-19

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    Highlighting good practice in care homes during the coronavirus pandemic.

  2. Play your part in helping our local NHS

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    The NHS is working with its partners across the region to support frontline staff in caring for patients following a pressurised start to the new year.

  3. Salisbury and Bath to play host to large-scale NHS Vaccination Centres

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    Based at Salisbury City Hall and Bath Racecourse, the two venues will be able to provide the life-saving vaccine on a mass scale.

  4. Your experiences of the adult safeguarding process

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    We worked with Wiltshire Safeguarding Adults Board to learn more about the experiences of people who have been through the safeguarding process.

  5. Find new ways to express yourself this Children’s Mental Health Week

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    Children and young people are being encouraged to explore different ways of expressing themselves for this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week (1-7 February).

  6. Mental health forum members produce their own guide to support services

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    People with lived experience of mental ill health have produced their own comprehensive guide to mental health and wellbeing services on offer in Wiltshire.

  7. Catch up on our news

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    Our latest round-up of news and information.

  8. Over 70s urged to come forward for Covid-19 vaccine

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    People aged 70 and over who have not yet been vaccinated against Covid and who would like to be are now being asked to contact the NHS to arrange a jab.

  9. Trowbridge and Paulton Minor Injury Units to reopen

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    The Minor Injury Units will start seeing patients again after being closed temporarily so staff could be redeployed to help care for Covid-19 patients.

  10. More people to be invited for Covid-19 vaccine

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    The vaccination programme will now begin contacting people aged 65-69 and anyone aged 16-64 with an underlying health condition.  

  11. People with Autism Spectrum Conditions asked for their views on services

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    Healthwatch Wiltshire would like to find out what people with Autism Spectrum Conditions and their relatives and carers think about health, care and support services.

  12. Covid community testing sites open across Wiltshire

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    Wiltshire Council's programme is aimed at asymptomatic people who work in small businesses, private early years settings, and childminders.

  13. Virtual Q&A session on Covid vaccine for people from BAME communities

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    The Opening Doors conversation will allow those with concerns about the coronavirus vaccine to put their questions direct to local health and care experts.

  14. Everyone will benefit from Census 2021

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    Help inform decisions on services that shape your community.

  15. The roadmap out of lockdown

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    The Government has announced an easing of lockdown restrictions from 8 March, including a four step plan to lead us out of lockdown. Find out what this means for you.

  16. Quarterly Report October-December 2020

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    Highlights of our work from October to December 2020.

  17. Over 55s and adult carers now being offered Covid vaccine

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    The NHS continues its roll out of the Covid-19 vaccination programme.

  18. New liaison service for carers to help ease burden on hospitals

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    Carer Support Wiltshire's service will support unpaid carers.

  19. Catch up on our news

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    Our latest round-up of news and information for March 2021.

  20. Shielding advice for the clinically extremely vulnerable to stop from April

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    Advice to the clinically extremely vulnerable to shield will end on 1 April.

  21. Still time to apply for our grants scheme as deadline is extended

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    There's still time to apply for a grant from Healthwatch Wiltshire to start a project in your community.

  22. Changes to Covid community testing in Wiltshire

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    Wiltshire Council announces changes to testing sites from 31 March.

  23. Latest step on roadmap as shops, gyms and pub gardens reopen

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    Non-essential retail, outdoor hospitality and personal care premises open their doors again as Covid restrictions ease.

  24. Catch up on our news

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    Our latest round-up of news and information for April 2021.

  25. Where to get mental health support in Wiltshire

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    Download our guides to help you find support for your mental health and wellbeing.

  26. Which Covid-19 test is right for you?

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    Not all Covid tests are the same so it’s important to get the right one. Find out where to go to get tested, which test is most suitable for you, and what to do if you get a positive test result.

  27. Quarterly Report January-March 2021

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    Highlights of our work from January to March 2021.

  28. Where can I go for support for my mental health as a parent?

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    Find out more about maternal mental health and where you can get help.

  29. Experiences of using Bluebell Place of Safety

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    This report looks at people’s experiences of being taken to and using the Bluebell Unit — a health-based Place of Safety in Devizes — during the Covid-19 pandemic.

  30. Get back to nature to support your mental health

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    This Mental Health Awareness Week everyone is being encouraged to get out into nature and take time to reconnect with the world outside. 

  31. Young volunteers create their own guide to mental health support services

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    A team of Young Healthwatch Wiltshire volunteers have created their own guide to mental health services for children and young people in the county.

  32. Mobile coronavirus vaccination clinic tours Wiltshire

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    A mobile coronavirus vaccination clinic is currently touring areas of Wiltshire where uptake of the coronavirus vaccine has been low.

  33. Latest step on roadmap as indoor venues reopen

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    Lockdown rules are easing again from today, as we reach another milestone on the Government’s roadmap.

  34. GPs must now offer face-to-face appointments, according to new NHS guidance

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    In-person appointments to be offered routinely as Covid restrictions ease.

  35. Help those with dementia lead better lives, this Dementia Action Week

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    Dementia Action Week (17-23 May) encourages everyone to take action to improve the lives of people affected by the condition.

  36. First board meeting for new integrated care system, and all are invited to attend

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    Health and care organisations from across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire will come together later this week for the first official board meeting in public as the region’s new integrated care system.

  37. Catch up on our news

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    Our latest round-up of news and information for May 2021.

  38. Healthwatch says thank you to volunteers who help shape health and social care in Wiltshire

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    We celebrate the difference volunteers make to their community during this year’s Volunteers’ Week, 1-7 June.

  39. Reshuffle of local vaccination sites as eligibility criteria widened to include over 30s

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    Changes are being made to the list of vaccination sites across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire, with community pharmacies taking a more prominent role in the local vaccine rollout.

  40. Help shape the future of mental health support

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    Would you like to be involved in creating, shaping and influencing a new vision for mental health services in Wiltshire?

  41. Review of online mental health support for children and young people

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    Our Young Healthwatch volunteers take a look at the online mental health support on offer to children and young people in Wiltshire.

  42. What young people think of health and care services

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    Between September 2019 and March 2020, we went out and about talking to young people aged 16-25 about the work we do and gathered their feedback about local health and care services.

  43. What you need to know about GP Patient Data Collection

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    A project which allows patients to opt out of having details of their GP medical records shared for health research and planning has been extended, meaning patients now have until September to opt out. Find out more about what this means for you.

  44. Lockdown easing is delayed until 19 July

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    The final stage on the Government's roadmap has been pushed back, amid rising cases.

  45. Where to get social care support in Wiltshire

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    Who to contact for advice and information.

  46. Healthwatch Wiltshire pledges support to Armed Forces by signing Covenant

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    Healthwatch Wiltshire is delighted to announce that it has signed the Armed Forces Covenant, a pledge that ensures those who serve, or who have served, in the Armed Forces, and their families, are treated fairly.

  47. On Equal Terms - Annual Report 2020-21

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    On Equal Terms showcases how we've made a difference during a challenging year.

  48. How we've made a difference in challenging times

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    Gathering your health and social care stories and helping you find the information you need during the Covid-19 pandemic has been at the heart of Healthwatch Wiltshire’s work during a challenging year.