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Organ Donation Week 2024
Healthwatch Bedford Borough have been working with partners to support #OrganDonationWeek , which starts 23rd September 2024
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Share your experiences of Pharmacy First
The new Pharmacy First scheme enables your local pharmacy to treat some common conditions with prescription-only medicines, without you visiting your GP. Find out everything you need to know.
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Healthwatch Bedford Borough Annual Report 2023/2024
Each year, Healthwatch Bedford Borough produces an annual report to showcase our achievements over the year and demonstrate how we have been working to improve health and social care services in Bedford Borough.
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Focus group: Using NHS data for research
The NHS in the East of England is developing a Secure Data Environment (SDE) to support health and care research using NHS patient data. This is your chance to have your say on what matters to you.
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We are Hiring! Exciting new job role at Healthwatch Bedford Borough
We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced, and self-motivated individual to recruit, train, and support volunteers in Healthwatch Bedford Borough and be the lead for Social Care Outreach / Engagement.
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Share your feedback to improve care in your community
‘Share for Better Care’, a new campaign launched by Healthwatch and the Care Quality Commission, addresses health inequalities across England.
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Get the care you need this Christmas
Most NHS services in the community will close for at least some of the Christmas period, but a senior local doctor has issued guidance on how…
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Advice for parents on common childhood winter illness
A senior local nurse has urged parents to prepare for common illnesses which children often experience during the winter months.
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Become a member of Bedford Borough's Parent Carer Forum!
If you know family members, friends, or other carers in Bedford Borough with a SEND child? Bedford Borough Parent and Carer forum are asking to…
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Latest reports and publication
Healthwatch Bedford Borough -Pharmacy First the hidden healthcare resource
Engaging Communities Solutions CIC (ECS) delivers the Healthwatch Bedford Borough contract. ECS recently undertook a project across its seven Healthwatch to gather feedback from people about their knowledge and experience of Pharmacy First and other community pharmacy services.
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Enter and View - St John's Hospice, Moggerhanger
The visit was announced and was part of the ongoing work programme of Healthwatch Bedford Borough conducted with Healthwatch Central Bedfordshire
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