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End of life care is support for people who are in the last months or years of their life. The guidance on the NHS website helps you know what to expect, how to plan ahead and how to manage your day to day decisions. -
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Local health and social care champion has been highly commended at the Healthwatch England Annual Conference for their work with Sexual Abuse Services in Thurrock. -
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Healthwatch Thurrock reached out to survivors of sexual abuse to make sure their experiences helped inform the future approach of local services. -
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Healthwatch Thurrock was asked as an independent organisation to gather the views of children and young people, carers and parents about their experiences of using the Brighter Futures services. -
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As we look forward to 2018/19 our operational plans will be to increase our ambassadors in more areas building on the successes of the past year and become even more integrated in the community that we represent. -
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2016/17 has been another busy but successful year for Healthwatch Thurrock. Although only a small team the support we get from our overarching organisation Thurrock CVS has allowed us to expand. -
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February 7th 2020 saw the launch of a piece of work by Healthwatch Thurrock. -
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Assessing Day Care Centres in Thurrock -
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Healthwatch Thurrock gathered independent views in regard to the Thurrock Council Consultation around proposed changes including introducing charges, equipment and Extra Care provision. -
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Thurrock Healthwatch presents it Annual Report for 2014/15 -
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Goal D: Quality Care, centered around the person -
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Health and Wellbeing Strategy Goal C: Better Emotional Health and Wellbeing -
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Healthwatch Thurrock Annual Report for 2015-16 -
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Healthwatch Thurrock was recently commissioned by Thurrock Clinical Commissioning Group (TCCG) to do a piece of work
titled “For Thurrock in Thurrock”.
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With more and more services provided digitally, Healthwatch Thurrock set out to establish the internet use and access among older people. -
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In the last 2 weeks Healthwatch Thurrock have been busy holding their tea and chat events at the beehive grays to listen to local residents needs and their health experiences to help shape the future of health and social care. -
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Do you provide care or support for a loved one or friend? -
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Every year communities and organisations across the world come together to raise awareness of suicide prevention, and strive towards a world where less people die by suicide. -
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On Tuesday 25th April The Beehive held a Healthwatch Thurrock Roadshow.
Pictured here is Dolce, a Healthwatch Thurrock placement student -
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A FREE day for people with Learning Disabilities, their carers and professionals. 14th June, 10am - 3pm at The Civic Hall, Blackshots Lane, Grays RM16 2JU. There will be a FREE lunch and goodie bag. Mini Health Checks, Exercise Classes and more -
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Read our Annual report to find out how Healthwatch Thurrock has been making a difference in the community during this last year. -
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The number of people being cared for in their own homes is increasing but what should you expect from home care services? -
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People with long-term conditions now account for over 50% of all GP appointments, 64% of all outpatient appointments and over 70% of all all inpatient bed days. -
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People have told us they can have problems registering with a GP. This article explains more about your rights and what do to if you are refused the right to register. -
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Help make sure that your practice meets people’s accessibility requirements using this checklist from Healthwatch Slough. -
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Find out what support is available to help you when travelling to your GP, hospital or other NHS services. -
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National Voices, Traverse, PPL and Healthwatch England put together some tips on how to get the most out of the virtual health and care appointments both for patients and health and care professionals. -
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Healthwatch Thurrock were commissioned to conduct conversations with individuals to identify the quantity, source and consistency of information received by patients following diagnosis of cancer. -
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We have had another year of successes for the residents of Thurrock, where real face to face engagement and listening to what people have told us about the services they use has resulted in some real changes. -
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Through anecdotal discussion from service users and residents, a need to better understand services supporting Mental Health Services in Thurrock were identified in early 2018. -
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Healthwatch Thurrock undertook a piece of work and carried out a survey on the blood testing services at Orsett and Basildon Hospitals. -
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More local vaccination services run by family doctors and their teams will open across mid and south Essex today (Friday 15 January 2021), as the roll out of the biggest vaccination programme in NHS history continues. -
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What do residents need or want from the NHS and how does this fit with the NHS Long Term Plan. -
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Here you can find helpful links and organisations for local advice and services in Thurrock. -
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Goal B Health and Wellbeing Healthier Environment Report -
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Raising awareness of Thurrock Health Hubs -
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Join us on the 1st September at 6:00pm!
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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way that a lot of services are delivered, with a move away from face to face interactions and more occurring over the phone and via virtual means. -
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We know from our conversations with the public that some patients report feeling rushed during appointments and struggling to make themselves heard. Here are some tips that could help you get the most out of visiting your GP.