1. Unpaid Carers Report 'Paying the Price' 2016

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    This report sought to find out whether the challenge of meeting the needs of carers is being met on the Isle of Wight and to understand more about the experiences of carers and how their role impacts on lives on a day to day basis.

  2. Pharmacy Report 2016

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    In 2015 it was decided to look in detail at feedback received on local pharmacy services, and to undertake a survey to generate further feedback.

  3. Healthwatch Isle of Wight and Carers IW working together to improve local support for unpaid carers

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    Healthwatch Isle of Wight have been working with Carers IW to identify and improve the support that is offered to unpaid carers on the Isle of Wight. This was a priority area chosen by the public during a prioritisation consultation.

  4. Adult Mental Health in the Community Update Report 2015

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    In June 2015 Healthwatch Isle of Wight held an engagement event jointly with the Isle of Wight Recovery Partnership.

  5. Adult Mental Health Update

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    When Community Mental Health was identified as a Healthwatch Isle of Wight workplan topic, targeted engagement work began. This took place, to find out more about people's experience of mental health services.

  6. Cancer services for Isle of Wight Residents: Experiences of Patients and Families 2016

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    Healthwatch Isle of Wight carried out a survey about the experiences of people who had used cancer services over the previous two years. The survey took place in December 2015 and 220 people participated.

  7. What are people's experiences of cancer services?

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    Our new report on cancer services highlights issues with travel, support and coordination alongside praise

  8. Enter and View - IW NHS Trust Complaints Accessibility 2015

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    As part of Healthwatch Isle of Wights complaints workplan, Enter and View visits to St Marys Hospital were carried out during February and March 2015.

  9. Healthwatch Isle of Wight Annual Report 2015/16

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    Last year Healthwatch Isle of Wight undertook visits to 46 local services.

  10. Home from Home: A Healthwatch Isle of Wight Report on Quality of Care within Residential Care and Nursing Homes on the Isle of Wight 2016

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    When 'Quality of Care' was identified as a priority workplan topic, targeted engagement work began and this along with an analysis of our feedback identified several themes and trends that informed our work.

  11. Hampshire and Isle of Wight STP - Healthwatch Isle of Wight Response

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    Sustainability and Transformation Plans are being developed across the country to integrate local health and social care services and identify better ways of working.

  12. 10 top tips to get the most out of your dental appointment

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    Everyone should be able to access good quality NHS dental services. Take a look at our top tips to help you get the most out of your next dental appointment.

  13. Primary Care Draft Strategy for Consultation: November 2016 - Healthwatch Isle of Wight Response

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    Healthwatch is an independent consumer champion for health and social care services. We welcome the fact that the Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group has put their draft Primary Care Strategy out for public consultation.

  14. Coronavirus updates

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    How Healthwatch Isle of Wight is working in response to the coronavirus outbreak:




  15. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Extended Access Report

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    What is extended access?
    Extended access is the offer of pre-bookable appointments outside of the surgery’s core contractual hours. This could be either in the early morning, evening or at weekends.

  16. Managing self-harm in children and young people

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    Are you worried about self-harm in a child or young person? The Isle of Wight Council have created a resource to highlight the support services that are available.

  17. Intelligence reports

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    With a fast-moving response to COVID-19, real-time intelligence for services about the issues the public are facing is valuable.

  18. What's your Covid-19 story?

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    Local Healthwatch on the Isle of Wight, in Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton have launched a survey asking local people to share their stories on how accessing health and social care services is working for them during the coronavirus outbreak.

  19. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Long Term Plan Report

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    Healthwatch England commissioned the four Local Healthwatch organisations (Healthwatch Hampshire, Healthwatch Southampton, Healthwatch Portsmouth and Healthwatch Isle of Wight) to carry out a survey to understand people’s views of the Long Term Plan.

  20. The Dr will zoom you now

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    Medical appointments as we knew them have dramatically changed as a result of Covid-19.

  21. Opportunities to get involved with evaluations of Wessex Cancer Alliance services

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    Help inform evaluations of cancer services in Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight

  22. Advice for people experiencing adolescent to parent violence

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    It can be difficult to admit even to yourself that your child's behaviour might be abusive. If you do have concerns the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner have created this resource to help you find the support you need.

  23. Survey - Finding it difficult to find an NHS dentist?

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    PLEASE NOTE THIS SURVEY IS NOW CLOSED Are you or someone you know, finding it difficult to get an NHS Dentist? Healthwatch Isle of Wight have launched a new survey to capture people’s experience of dental services.