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Accessing healthcare while in prison
To mark the 50th year of Prisons Week in October (12-18) and continuing our theme of engaging with seldom heard communities, our Engagement Officer Lucy Cribb spoke to an inmate about his experience of accessing healthcare in prison.
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Report highlights family carer’s experiences of the Hospital at Home service
Our new report explores the impact of the NHS Hospital at Home service on unpaid carers and patients across Dorset. The findings show that while…
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NHS Addiction Services: Supporting patients in Dorset
This month our Engagement Officer Lucy Cribb spoke to Graeme White, Head of Addiction Services at University Hospitals Dorset.
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131 local Healthwatch services unite to defend the public voice
We join 131 local Healthwatch to oppose Government plans to undermine independent public voice.
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Latest reports and publication
Navigating the NHS: Voices from immigrant communities in Bournemouth
Our report explores the experiences of first and second-generation immigrants when accessing NHS services, focusing on how effectively the NHS communicated with them. We wanted to identify the barriers, as well as areas for improvement in delivering more inclusive, accessible healthcare for diverse local communities.
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Hospital at Home Service: Understanding the impact on family carers in Dorset
The service provides acute, short-term NHS care in people’s own homes as an alternative to hospital admission. The model has grown nationally, aiming to reduce pressure on hospitals while supporting patients to recover in familiar surroundings.
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