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Please see details below of Healthwatch Bedford Borough visit to Lilibett Lodge in May 2023 -
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Healthwatch Bedford Borough are your local health and social care champions, but what does that mean? -
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Sometimes people can be in a mental health crisis or need urgent support. It may be due to thoughts of harming themselves or others, or suicidal thoughts, or it may be that the symptoms of mental ill health are making it difficult to manage and support is needed very quickly. -
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Organ Donation, the gift of life, you could save up to nine lives by confirming your decision to be on the NHS Organ Donor Register. -
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Bedfordshire Hospitals Reinstate overnight visiting in Maternity units. -
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The East of England Cancer Alliance Patient Partnership Group would like to invite you to attend an online event. -
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Everyone who goes through a cancer diagnosis and treatment will experience it differently. Local people who have had cancer treatment or supported someone who has, are being invited to complete our online survey to share their experiences. -
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Circle Integrated Care are delighted to announce that they will be moving to a large premises to the left of the Enhanced Services Centre, where they are currently based, to Gilbert Hitchcock House which is 335ft away. -
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Healthwatch Bedford Borough are recruiting for a part-time Community Outreach Officer.
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Following three years of extensive engagement with local people, Reverend Lloyd Denny, has published the Denny Review into health inequalities across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes. -
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Following three years of extensive engagement with local people, Reverend Lloyd Denny, has published the Denny Review into health inequalities across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes. -
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**Please note, due to an overwhelming amount of interest in these posts, we have closed applications today, 16th October 2023.** -
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The latest news and information from Healthwatch Bedford Borough -
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The Bedford Borough Health and Wellbeing Board is launching a public consultation for the Joint Local Health & Wellbeing Strategy 2024-2027. -
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Healthwatch Bedford Borough are carrying out a project to look at public experience of accessing NHS dental care. -
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October is World Menopause Month, and October 18th celebrated as World Menopause Awareness Day, with the focus this year on cardiovascular health. -
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Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, globally. If detected early, treatment is more successful and there's a good chance of recovery. Breast cancer screening can prevent an estimated 23%-37% cases of breast cancer. -
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People aged 65 years and over; people in a care home for older adults; children aged 6 months and over in a clinical risk group; frontline health and social care workers; young people aged 12 to 64 years who live with someone with a weakened immune system; carers aged 16 to 64 years. -
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As of Monday 30th October 2023, the Phlebotomy GP service at Gilbert Hitchcock House will require ALL patients to book an appointment for a blood test. Please note, this also includes patients with urgent blood test forms. -
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Please see details below of Healthwatch Bedford Borough visit to Holly Tree Lodge in July 2023 -
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The Government has published a report that there are national supply issues affecting medications for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). There are a combination of reasons why this is happening, including: increase in demand, manufacturing issues, change in suppliers, change in what manufactures are making certain products. It is unclear when these issues will be resolved. -
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Bedford Borough Council is proud to announce the installation of a heartwarming initiative at Norse Road Crematorium, a ‘Post box to Heaven.’ Inspired by the touching story of a grieving nine-year-old in Nottingham who first conceived the idea, the council received a number of requests from residents for a similar post box locally. This special post box provides an opportunity for people to send letters or cards to a loved one they’ve lost. -
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A community cafe which offers food, friendship, and fun for all the family, has been launched in Queens Park. -
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The latest news and information from Healthwatch Bedford Borough -
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As we come towards the end of the year, on behalf of the Healthwatch Bedford Borough team, may we take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for your support. -
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The visit was announced and was part of the ongoing work programme of Healthwatch Bedford Borough. -
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Explore a snapshot of what Bedford Borough has to offer women with their Health & Wellbeing, by way of multiple exhibition stands and FREE taster sessions. -
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At the start of each new year, Healthwatch Bedford Borough puts out a Priority Listening Survey. This survey helps to inform key priority areas of focus for local residents and key stakeholders. -
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The Bedfordshire & Luton Care Services Directory 2023/24 lists care providers and care homes across Bedfordshire. -
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The visit was announced and was part of the ongoing work programme of Healthwatch Bedford Borough. -
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The visit was announced and was part of the ongoing work programme of Healthwatch Bedford Borough. -
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‘Share for Better Care’, a new campaign launched by Healthwatch and the Care Quality Commission, addresses health inequalities across England. -
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In June 2023, Healthwatch Bedford Borough began working in partnership with Bedford Borough Council’s Strategic Commissioning and Procurement Team, and Voiceability, Bedford Borough’s chosen advocacy and involvement service. The focus of the activity was to capture the Service User and Carers voice with the local Supported Living provision and co-produce the new Supported Living Framework specification with people accessing these services. -
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is estimated to affect more than 850 million people worldwide and resulted in over 3.1 million deaths in 2019.
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Parents and carers are being urged to make sure their children catch-up with missed vaccinations, amid a rising number of measles cases nationally -
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This report contains findings from their annual survey. -
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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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Public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to the lowest level ever recorded, according to analysis of the latest British Social Attitudes Survey.
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Living with and beyond cancer. -
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Healthwatch Bedford Borough are now contactable via WhatsApp making it easier to contact us. -
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The visit was announced and was part of the ongoing work programme of Healthwatch Bedford Borough. -
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The visit was announced and was part of the ongoing work programme of Healthwatch Bedford Borough. -
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The latest news and information from Healthwatch Bedford Borough -
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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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There is a worrying rise in whooping cough, officials warn, external, with 553 cases in England recorded in January alone and high numbers in Wales. The best way to prevent whooping cough is to get vaccinated. In the UK the vaccine is only offered to children. -
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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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Are you or someone close to you living with a terminal illness? Take part in East of England survey to share your experience - and shape a better end of life for all.