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. Coronavirus updates

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




  16. 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.

  17. 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.

  18. 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.

  19. 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.

  20. 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.

  21. 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.

  22. 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

  23. 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.

  24. 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.