1. GP Appointments: Access and Location Report 2016

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    Over the past 18 months Healthwatch Isle of Wight has received increasing amounts of feedback relating to long waiting times and difficulties in accessing GP appointments.

  2. Healthwatch Isle of Wight GP appointments report findings: distinguishing fact from fiction

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    Over the past 18 months Healthwatch Isle of Wight has received increasing amounts of feedback relating to long waiting times and difficulties in accessing GP appointments.

  3. Care at Home Report 2017

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    Care at home became part of Healthwatch Isle of Wight's workplan for 2016/17 after a review of feedback received and a period of public engagement.

  4. Quality of care at home services is not consistent

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    Care at home services are an essential part of ensuring people can live safe and independent lives in their own home.

  5. Healthwatch Isle of Wight Response to IW NHS Trust inadequate CQC Rating

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    The Care Quality Commission has today published the results of their inspection of the Isle of Wight NHS Trust in November 2016. The trust has been rated as Inadequate overall.

  6. Healthwatch Isle of Wight Annual Report 2016/17

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    Over 450 people have received information, advice or signposting from Healthwatch Isle of Wight in the past year.

  7. Healthwatch Isle of Wight win 2 national awards

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    Nominated against tough competition from across England in the 'Engagement in Service Improvement' category, we came out top for our work improving the quality of care in local nursing and residential care homes.

  8. The Accessible Information Standard - What you can expect from services

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    A year ago the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect.

  9. Healthwatch Isle of Wight revists IW NHS Trust complaints Procedures

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    Back in 2015 we found that complaints procedures at the IW NHS Trust needed large scale improvements. This mirrored the findings of the Care Quality Commission in 2014.

  10. Enter and View - IW NHS Trust Complaints Revisits Report 2017

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    The Healthwatch Isle of Wight Enter and View panel undertook revisits to the hospital wards they previously visited in 2015. The IW NHS Trust had spent alot of time working on their complaints processes following the original visits.

  11. What should you expect from home care services?

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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?

  12. Childrens Diagnosis of Autism

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    We have been contacted by numerous people with concerns about the future of Childrens Autism diagnostic services.

  13. Isle of Wight film to be shown at Royal Society of Medicine Conference

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    An Isle of Wight film produced by Utility Films and Healthwatch Isle of Wight in collaboration with people with a learning disability will be presented at the Royal Society of Medicine Conference on the 20th November.

  14. Accident and Emergency Department Report 2017

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    Following the public consultation to determine Healthwatch Isle of Wight's workplan priorities, feedback received relating to the IW NHS Trust Accident and Emergency Department was analysed, four key themes were identified and a survey was undertaken

  15. World Health Day 2019

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  16. Maternal mental health awareness month 2019

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  17. Make May purple

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  18. Mental health awareness week 2019

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  19. Dying matters awareness week

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  20. Learning disability awareness week

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  21. Dementia action week 2019

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  22. Registering with your GP: understanding your rights

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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.

  23. What do you think about local health services

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    The Care Quality Commission, in partnership with Healthwatch Isle of Wight are holding a focus group on Wednesday 22nd May at 11am at the Riverside Centre, Newport.

  24. Healthwatch Isle of Wight Board Meeting

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  25. Shackleton Ward, inpatient mental health ward enter and view report

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    This visit was arranged as part of an ongoing mental health work plan. The visit was designed to
    look at experiences of people who spend time as inpatients on local mental health wards
    either voluntarily or under sections of the Mental Health Act.

  26. Substantial quality improvements made following Healthwatch Isle of Wight visit

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    In January 2019, our enter and view authorised representatives visited all inpatient mental health wards at the IOW NHS Trust as part of our focused work on mental health.

  27. Autism information event

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  28. Isle of Wight NHS Trust Board Meeting

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  29. Isle of Wight NHS Trust Board Meeting

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  30. Isle of Wight NHS Trust Board Meeting

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  31. Isle of Wight NHS Trust Board Meeting

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  32. Isle of Wight NHS Trust Board Meeting

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  33. Healthwatch Isle of Wight Annual Report 2018/19

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    2018-2019 has been no less challenging than previous ones and for the same fundamental reasons of increasing demand and inadequate resources; physical and financial.

  34. Healthwatch Isle of Wight Board Meeting

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  35. What is a Primary Care Network?

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    Primary care is changing. You may have heard the term Primary Care Network recently and be unsure what this means. Healthwatch Isle of Wight have created a patient guide to Primary Care Networks to explain what changes this may mean for you.

  36. Healthwatch Isle of Wight response to government announcement of £48m to redesign acute services for Isle of Wight residents

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    We are delighted that the government has announced that the IOW NHS Trust will be receiving £48m to improve acute services. We know that Island residents value local services and want to be treated here on the Island.

  37. Isle of Wight GP Practices

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    Are you looking to register with a GP?
    Below is a list of all the practices on the Isle of Wight