by Healthwatch Dorset | Jul 18, 2019 | News, Publications
Hundreds of people in Dorset have shared their views on how to improve NHS health services in the county. Quicker and easier access to GPs; speedier diagnosis and treatment options; annual health checks and more regular support for those with long-term conditions,...
by Healthwatch Dorset | Jul 12, 2019 | News, Volunteers
People with a passion for seeing local health and social care services changed for the better are being sought by the county’s independent health and social care champion. Healthwatch Dorset, which has an important role in assessing the quality of local health and...
by Healthwatch Dorset | Jul 9, 2019 | News
The new Volunteer Officer for Healthwatch Dorset says she is looking forward to recruiting more people to join the organisation to help shape local health and care services. Holly Drinkwater, from Boscombe, has joined the county’s independent health and care champion...
by Healthwatch Dorset | Jul 1, 2019 | News
3695 people – more than ever before – share their views of local health and care Our reports have tackled issues on access to NHS dental treatment in care homes, patients’ experiences of being discharged from hospital, and choosing a care home More than 3690...
by Healthwatch Dorset | Jun 3, 2019 | News
Local people share their views about how they want local health services to improve. We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has shared their feedback with us about the local implementation of the NHS Long Term Plan. We’ve been speaking to people throughout...
by Healthwatch Dorset | May 29, 2019 | News
Health and social care champion Healthwatch Dorset will be celebrating the difference volunteers make to the local community during this year’s Volunteers’ Week, which runs from 1-7 June. Volunteers and staff at Healthwatch Dorset will be hosting a Volunteer Drop In...
by Healthwatch Dorset | May 17, 2019 | News
People keen to influence the future of the NHS in Dorset are being encouraged to make their views known this weekend. The What Would You do? campaign was launched in April by independent health and care champion Healthwatch Dorset to encourage people in the county to...
by Healthwatch Dorset | May 13, 2019 | News
A chaplain to a care home in Southbourne believes it’s important to talk openly about dying and for people to share their experiences. Father John Hyde, who lives in Poole, is encouraging others to give feedback about end of life care to Healthwatch Dorset as part of...
by Healthwatch Dorset | Apr 15, 2019 | News
Thousands of people with dementia are being rushed to hospital emergency departments in Dorset, according to NHS statistics. More than 5,386 people over the age of 65 and living with dementia in Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset county were admitted to A&E in 2017 to...
by Healthwatch Dorset | Apr 1, 2019 | News
Today Healthwatch Dorset celebrates six years as the county’s independent health and social care champion. Healthwatch Manager Louise Bate said, “We’re here to make sure that those running services, and the government, put people at the heart of care. We find out...
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